hesitance

plural hesitances · alternative hæsitancy · alternative hesitancy

1. countableuncountableThe act or state of hesitating.

   His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences.

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   […] Then California, resting the rifle / On the top rail, without doubting, without hesitance, / Aimed for the leaping body of the dog, and when it stood, fired.

   1925, Robinson Jeffers, “Roan Stallion”, in The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, New York: Random House, published 1937, page 156

   No matter how much one denies it, there is always some hesitance when shooting an intimate scene. But an actor needs to shed inhibitions to look convincing.

   2016 May 6, Times of India

   Synonyms: hesitation