ˌhezəˈtāshən sometimes ˌhesə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin haesitation-, haesitatio, from haesitatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or action of hesitating (as by holding back, pausing, or faltering)
hesitation before decisions
hesitation in accepting an offer
2. : a faltering in speech : stammering
3. also hesitation waltz : a waltz in which the dancers intersperse at pleasure a gliding movement ; also : the gliding movement in such a waltz