- hesitance, hesitancy - a feeling of diffidence about doing something
--1 is a kind of diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust
- reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
--2 is a kind of unwillingness
--2 has particulars: sloth, slothfulnessDerived form: verb hesitate1