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​[uncountable, countable] the act of being slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous. She agreed without the slightest hesitation. Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofhesitationnounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary hesitationnoun /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/ /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/ jumptootherresults [uncountable,countable]theactofbeingslowtospeakoractbecauseyoufeeluncertainornervousSheagreedwithouttheslightesthesitation.Hespokefluentlyandwithoutunnecessaryhesitations. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. [uncountable]thefactofbeingworriedaboutdoingsomething,especiallybecauseyouarenotsurethatitisrightorappropriateIhavenohesitationinrecommendingherforthejob.TopicsDoubt,guessingandcertaintyc1Checkpronunciation: hesitation Nearbywords hesitantlyadverb hesitateverb hesitationnoun hessiannoun CharltonHeston ambition noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford3000 B1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay