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Difficulty vs Hesitation - What's the difference?

difficulty | hesitation | Related terms |

Difficulty is a related term of hesitation.


As nouns the difference between difficulty and hesitation

is that difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do while hesitation is hesitation.

difficulty

Noun

(difficulties)
  • The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
  • An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
  • We faced a difficulty .

    Derived terms

    * difficulty level * with difficulty

    hesitation

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
  • A faltering in speech; stammering.