definition of
hesitation

[1] #1 hesitation n. [vacillation, wavering] indecision in speech or action. wn

[2] #2 hesitation n. [reluctance, hesitancy, disinclination, indisposition] a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed". wn

[3] #3 hesitation n. [waver, falter, faltering] the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech". wn