[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hesitancy \hes"itancy\, n. l. haesitantia a stammering.
   1. the act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in
      deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who
      hesitates.
      1913 webster

   2. a stammering; a faltering in speech.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hesitancy
     n 1: a feeling of diffidence about doing something syn: hesitance
     2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit
        himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" syn: reluctance,
         hesitation, disinclination, indisposition
see also:
hesitance reluctance hesitation disinclination indisposition 

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