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Inhibition vs Hesitation - What's the difference?

inhibition | hesitation |

As nouns the difference between inhibition and hesitation

is that inhibition is the act of inhibiting while hesitation is hesitation.

inhibition

English

(wikipedia inhibition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of inhibiting.
  • (psychology) a personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  • (chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction.

    • See also

    * inhibit ----

    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