What does "hesitance" mean?

The act or state of hesitating.

Hesitance

Common synonyms include: adoption reluctance, boggle, caution, change resistance, compunction, delay.

noun

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Noun

1
The act or state of hesitating. countable, uncountable
"His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences."
2
a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something wordnet

"His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences."

From Latin haesitantia.