Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hesitancy

2 senses of hesitancy

Sense 1
hesitance, hesitancy -- (a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something)
       => diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust -- (lack of self-confidence)

Sense 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")
       => unwillingness, involuntariness -- (the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton")