1. (

• hesitance ,
• hesitancy

) a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something ;

2. (

• reluctance ,
• hesitancy ,
• hesitation ,
• disinclination ,
• indisposition

) a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" ;