"hesitancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hesitancies [plural]
Etymology: hesitant + -cy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hesitant|cy}} hesitant + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hesitancy (countable and uncountable, plural hesitancies)
  1. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hæsitancy [archaic], hesitance Derived forms: vaccine hesitancy
    Sense id: en-hesitancy-en-noun-vQrVqh18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy

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