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Word entry · 10 letters

hesitation

Best crossword clue

"Uncertain pause"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aehiinosttStarts with HEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of pausing uncertainly

Word origin

From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”). Displaced native Old English ġewand.

Used in a sentence

  • She carried out the order without hesitation.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Uncertain pause10 letters
02Pause of doubt10 letters

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