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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
1H2E3S4I5T6A7T8I9O10N

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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