Definition
A pause or delay before doing something, usually because of uncertainty or doubt.
Etymology
From Latin 'haesitatio,' meaning literally 'sticking fast' (from 'haerere' to stick). The word originally meant physical stickiness but evolved to mean the mental 'stickiness' of being stuck between two choices.
Kelly Says
The Latin root of 'hesitation' literally means 'sticking'—so when you hesitate, you're stuck, which is why the word perfectly captures that feeling of being frozen between two choices!
Translations
ARالعربية
تردد (tardad)
ta-rad-ad
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভবতা (asambhabta)
a-sam-bhab-ta
CSČeština
váhání
vah-ha-nee
DADansk
tvivlen
tvee-vlen
DEDeutsch
Zögerung
tsoe-ge-rung
ELΕλληνικά
παραβίαση (paraviasei)
pa-ra-vee-a-sei
ESEspañol
hesitación
eh-si-ta-sion
FAفارسی
تردید (tardid)
ta-reed
FISuomi
epäileminen
e-pa-i-le-mi-nen
FRFrançais
hésitation
eh-zee-ta-syon
GUGU
ચિંતિત (chintita)
chin-ti-ta
HEעברית
היסוס (hisus)
hee-soo-s
HIहिन्दी
संदेह (sandhe)
san-deh
HUMagyar
habozás
ha-bo-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakpastian
ke-ti-da-pas-ti-an
ITItaliano
esitazione
eh-zee-ta-syone
JA日本語
躊躇 (chūchō)
choo-cho
KKKK
қашаны (qasha-ny)
qah-sha-ny
KMKM
ការវិនិច្ឆ័យ (kar vinichchey)
kar vi-ni-ch-chey
KO한국어
망설임 (mangseul-im)
mang-seul-im
MRMR
संशय (sankshaya)
san-shay
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakpastian
ke-ti-da-pas-ti-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကြံစည် (kyan-si)
kyan-si
NLNederlands
wankelen
wan-ke-len
NONorsk
svevling
svev-ling
PAPA
ਚੰਗਾ (channga)
chan-nga
PTPortuguês
hesitação
eh-zee-ta-sao
RORomână
ezitare
eh-zee-ta-re
RUРусский
колебание (kolebanie)
koh-le-ba-nee-e
SVSvenska
tvekandet
tveh-kan-det
SWKiswahili
kuchagua
koo-cha-gua
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம் (sandhegam)
san-de-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం (sandēham)
san-deh-am
THไทย
ลังเล (lang leo)
lang leo
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pag-a-a-lin-lang-an
TRTürkçe
tereddüt
te-re-düt
UKУкраїнська
вагання (vagannya)
vah-gan-nya
URاردو
تردد (tardad)
ta-rad-ad
VITiếng Việt
do dự
doh-du
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la