hesitancy vs hesitation what difference

what is difference between hesitancy and hesitation

English

Alternative forms

• hæsitancy (archaic)
• hesitance

Etymology

hesitant +‎ -cy

Noun

hesitancy (countable and uncountable, plural hesitancies)

1. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

   vaccine hesitancy.

English

Alternative forms

• hæsitation (chiefly archaic) [18^th–19^th C.]

Etymology

From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hesitation (countable and uncountable, plural hesitations)

1. An act of hesitating
2. doubt; vacillation.

3. A faltering in speech; stammering.

Synonyms

• (act of hesitating): cunctation, hold-up; see also Thesaurus:delay
• (doubt, vacillation): irresolution, wavering

Related terms

• hesitate

Translations

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