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Hesitation

HESITA'TION, n. A pausing or delay in forming an opinion or commencing action; doubt;suspension of opinion or decision, from uncertainty what is proper to be decided. When evidence is clear, we may decide with...

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HESITA'TION, n. A pausing or delay in forming an opinion or commencing action; doubt;suspension of opinion or decision, from uncertainty what is proper to be decided. When evidence is clear, we may decide without hesitation.

1. A stopping in speech; intermission between words; stammering.

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