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Hesitation vs Bashfulness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between hesitation and bashfulness

is that hesitation is an act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation while bashfulness is the quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.

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

    bashfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , I, smiling in his face, took the letter, and immediately catching gently hold of his shirt sleeve, drew him towards me, blushing, and almost trembling; for surely his extreme bashfulness , and utter inexperience, call'd for, at least, all the advances to encourage him}}