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What does hesitancy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hesitancy? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
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He conveys John's hesitancy as a lack of assertiveness, rather than a character flaw.
The hesitancy and uncertainty that characterised the lead-up to this conflict has now been taken into the battlefield.
Accent may be noticeable and the speaker occasionally exhibits hesitancy which indicates some uncertainty in vocabulary or structure.
So what is the hesitancy then for the modification of defective genes in germ cells or somatic cells?
The hieroglyphic inscription, although carved with hesitancy, is grammatically proper Egyptian.
Why, with all its strengths and opportunities, does it display such hesitancy?

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