Definition for HES-I-TA'TION

HES-I-TA'TION, n.

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

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