hesitation
US /ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/
Definition
indecision in speech or action
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please contact us without hesitation if you have any questions about the order.
Word Family
Synonyms
- reluctance(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- uncertaintybeing unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
- pausea time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Collocations
- Easy without hesitationlacking or in the absence of hesitation
- Medium have no hesitation in recommending herto possess, experience, or hold regarding no hesitation in recommending her
- Hard lingering hesitation among institutional shareholdersto lingering hesitation among institutional shareholders, meaning to remain present although waning or gradually dying
- Very Hard overcome momentary hesitation to seize historical initiativeto overcome momentary hesitation to seize historical initiative, meaning to win a victory over
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