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Hesitancy vs Hesitation - What's the difference?

hesitancy | hesitation |

As nouns the difference between hesitancy and hesitation

is that hesitancy is a pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome while hesitation is an act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

hesitancy

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * hesitance

Noun

(hesitancies)
  • A pausing]] or [[halt, halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

    • hesitation

    English

    (wikipedia hesitation)

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * hesitate