Hesitance and Misgiving

Hesitance

Hesitance noun - A lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something.
Usage example: sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items

Misgiving and hesitance are semantically related In some cases you can use "Misgiving" instead a noun "Hesitance".

Misgiving

Misgiving noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.

Hesitance and misgiving are semantically related in trepidation topic. Sometimes you can use "Hesitance" instead a noun "Misgiving".

Nearby Word: misgiven
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