NOUN | cognition | hesitation, vacillation, wavering | indecision in speech or action |
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attribute | hesitation, reluctance, hesitancy, disinclination, indisposition | a certain degree of unwillingness | |
act | hesitation, waver, falter, faltering | the act of pausing uncertainly |
Sounds | hheh.zahtey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | indecision in speech or action. | |
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Synonyms | vacillation, wavering | |
Broader | indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution | doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action |
Spanish | titubeo, vacilación | |
Catalan | vacil·lació | |
Verbs | hesitate | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
Meaning | A certain degree of unwillingness. | |
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Example | "after some hesitation he agreed" | |
Synonyms | reluctance, hesitancy, disinclination, indisposition | |
Narrower | sloth, slothfulness | A disinclination to work or exert yourself |
Broader | unwillingness, involuntariness | The trait of being unwilling |
Spanish | aversión, hesitación, indisposición, reluctancia | |
Catalan | inapetència, indisposició | |
Verbs | hesitate | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
Meaning | The act of pausing uncertainly. | |
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Example | "there was a hesitation in his speech" | |
Synonyms | waver, falter, faltering | |
Broader | pause | temporary inactivity |
Spanish | dilación, hesitación, titubeo, vacilación | |
Catalan | dilació, hesitació, titubeig, vacil·lació | |
Verbs | hesitate | interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing |
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