hesitancy
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noun
- A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.“vaccine hesitancy.”
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hesitancehesitationreluctancedisinclinationindispositionvacillationindecisionreticencetimidityindecisivenessuncertaintydoubtprocrastinationdelayunwillingnessambiguity