10 Letter Words for Hesitation
hesitation
9 Letter Words for Hesitation
thionates, tithonias
8 Letter Words for Hesitation
athonite, esthonia, hesitant, notitiae, notitias, ostinati, satinite, setation, thiasine, thiasite, thiasote, thionate, tithonia
7 Letter Words for Hesitation
aeonist, asiento, atheist, atonies, attones, estonia, ethions, hiation, histone, hotties, inhiate, inosite, instate, isatine, notates, notitia, ostiate, satient, satinet, sheitan, shintai, shitten, shotten, sinaite, sitient, sittine, snottie, staithe, station, steatin, sthenia, tahinis, tanties, thiasoi, tiniest, titanis, titians, toastie, toitish, toniest, tonites
6 Letter Words for Hesitation
aethon, aition, anitos, anthos, ashine, astint, astite, astone, athens, atones, attone, eoiths, ethion, ethnos, ettins, haints, hasten, hestia, histie, histon, honest, hostie, hottie, inshoe, insite, ionate, isatin, nosite, notate, notist, onsite, ostein, ostent, otiant, otitis, sainte, saithe, santii, satine, sation, sattie, seitan, seniti, shanti, shiite, shinto, shotte, sithen, sitten, snaith, snathe, sneath, snithe, sotnia, sottie, staith, statin, stenia, stheno, stithe, stotin, tahini, tahiti, tainos, tainte, taints, tanist, tantie, taoist, tashie, tasten, taties, teaish, tenias, tenths, testao, teston, thanes, theins, theist, thetas, thetin, thetis, thiasi, thitsi, thsant, tienta, tiento, tineas, tinies, tinosa, tintie, tisane, titano, titans, tithes, titian, titien, tonies, tonish, tonite
5 Letter Words for Hesitation
ahent, ahint, ainoi, aitis, anise, antes, antis, ashen, ashet, ashot, atone, enhat, entia, entsi, eoith, eosin, eshin, ethos, etnas, ettin, haine, hains, haint, haiti, hanoi, hanse, hants, hasnt, haste, hates, hatte, hatti, heast, heats, heist, hents, hiant, hiate, hints, hoast, hoise, hoist, hones, hosea, hosen, hosta, hotei, hoten, hsian, hsien, insea, inset, intis, ionia, iotas, naish, nates, nathe, neath, neats, neist, niais, niota, nisei, nitos, nitta, nohes, noise, notes, oaten, oaths, ohias, oints, oisin, onset, oshea, ostia, otate, saine, saint, saith, sanit, santo, saone, satin, senit, senti, seton, shant, sheat, shent, shiai, shina, shine, shita, shoat, shone, shote, shott, siena, sient, sieth, sinai, sitao, sithe, sitio, sitta, snath, snite, sotie, stain, staio, stane, state, stean, stein, steno, stent, stine, stint, stion, stite, stith, stoae, stoai, stoat, stoit, stone, tahin, taino, tains, taint, taise, taish, taits, tanhs, tanti, tanto, taste, tates, taths, tatie, tatin, teats, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenso, tenth, tents, testa, teths, thane, thans, thatn, thats, theat, theia, thein, thens, theos, theta, thine, thins, thisn, thone, those, tiens, tinea, tines, tinta, tints, titan, tithe, titis, toast, toeas, toise, toist, toits, tones, totes, tsine
4 Letter Words for Hesitation
aine, ains, aint, aion, aith, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, asio, ates, atis, atte, attn, eans, east, eath, eats, ento, eoan, eons, etas, etat, eths, etna, eton, haen, haes, hain, hait, hani, hans, hant, hasn, hast, hate, hats, hatt, heat, heii, hens, hent, hest, hets, hies, hine, hins, hint, hisn, hist, hits, hoas, hoes, hoin, hoit, hone, hons, hont, hose, host, hote, hoti, hots, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, into, ions, iota, isnt, isth, itai, itas, naio, nais, naoi, naos, nash, nasi, naso, nast, nato, nats, neat, nesh, nest, neth, neti, nets, nies, nisi, nist, nito, nits, noah, noes, nose, nosh, nota, note, nots, nott, oast, oath, oats, ohia, oint, ones, onst, osha, otis, sain, sane, sant, sate, sati, seah, sean, seat, seit, sena, sent, seta, seth, sett, shan, shea, shet, shia, shin, shit, shoe, shot, sian, sien, sina, sine, sinh, sion, sita, site, sith, siti, snit, snot, sone, soth, stat, sten, stet, stie, stoa, stot, taen, tain, tais, tait, tane, tanh, tans, taos, tash, tate, tath, tats, tean, teas, teat, tens, tent, test, teth, tets, thae, thai, than, that, thea, then, thin, thio, this, thon, thos, tiao, tien, ties, tine, tins, tint, tite, titi, tits, toat, toea, toes, toit, tone, tons, tosa, tose, tosh, tote, tots, tshi, tsia
3 Letter Words for Hesitation
aes, ahi, aho, ahs, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, ash, ast, ate, att, ean, eas, eat, ehs, ens, eon, eos, est, eta, eth, hae, han, hao, has, hat, hei, hen, heo, hes, het, hia, hie, hin, his, hit, hoa, hoe, hoi, hon, hos, hot, hts, iao, ihi, ihs, ins, int, ion, ios, ise, ish, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nae, nah, nas, nat, nea, nei, neo, net, nie, nis, nit, noa, noh, nos, not, nth, oas, oat, oes, ohs, oie, oii, ois, ona, one, oni, ons, ont, ose, osi, sah, sai, san, sao, sat, sea, sei, sen, set, sha, she, shi, sho, sht, sie, sin, sit, son, sot, sta, tai, tan, tao, tas, tat, tea, ten, tes, tet, tha, the, tho, tie, tin, tis, tit, tnt, toa, toe, toi, ton, tos, tot, tsh, tsi, tst
Definitions for Hesitation
[1] the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
[2] a state of doubt or uncertainty.
[3] a halting or faltering in speech.
Words related to Hesitation
vacillation, pause, unwillingness, equivocation, reluctance, indecision, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, qualm, skepticism, hesitancy, procrastination, oscillation, fluctuation, indisposition, delay, wavering, irresolution, dubiety
Words nearby Hesitation
hesiod, hesione, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation, hesitation waltz, hesitative, hesper, hespere, hesperia
Origin of Hesitation
First recorded in 1615–25, hesitation is from the Latin word haesitātiōn- (stem of haesitātiō ). See hesitate, -ion
Other words from Hesitation
pre·hes·i·ta·tion , noun
Synonyms for Hesitation
doubt, equivocation, hesitancy, indecision, misgiving, mistrust, pause, procrastination, qualm, reluctance, skepticism, unwillingness, vacillation, dawdling, delay, demurral, dubiety, faltering, fluctuation, indecisiveness, indisposition, irresolution, oscillation, scruple, wavering, averseness, delaying, fumbling, hemming and hawing, stammering, stumbling, stuttering