hesitation

/ˌhezɪˈteɪʃən/ noun

Translation

› [C, U] when you pause before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not certain

tereddüt, çekingenlik, isteksizlik, gönülsüzlük, duraksama

After a moment's hesitation, he unlocked the door.15601759

have no hesitation in doing sth › when you are very willing to do something because you know it is the right thing to do

hiç bir tereddüt göstermemek; ...dan/den hiç çekinmemek

He had no hesitation in signing for the team.1914

(Definition of hesitation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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