hésitation

See also: hesitation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin haesitātiōnem. By surface analysis, hésiter +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.zi.ta.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

hésitation f (plural hésitations)

1. hesitation

   C’est sans la moindre hésitation qu’elle a fait sa réponse.

   She answered without the slightest hesitation.

Further reading

• “hésitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.