hesitance

NOUN

disinclination

Synonyms

STRONG

alienation antipathy aversion demur disfavor dislike displeasure dissatisfaction distaste hatred indisposition objection opposition reluctance repugnance resistance unwillingness

WEAK

disliking disrelish lack of desire lack of enthusiasm loathness

Antonyms

STRONG

approval happiness liking love loving pleasure satisfaction sympathy

WEAK

bent desire enthusiasm incentive inclination leaning willingness

NOUN

unwillingness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aversion diffidence dissatisfaction distaste objection opposition reluctance resistance reticence

STRONG

demurral demurring disinclination trepidation

WEAK

averseness disliking disrelish lack of desire lack of enthusiasm loathness refusal slowness stubbornness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inclination liking love loving pleasure satisfaction willingness

STRONG

approval

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Hesitance from Argentina’s current government, which has warned that its manufacturing and agricultural exports would be negatively affected, also stalled its advance.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Hesitance to enroll in trials is rising, and the existence of potent treatments is making statistical analysis more difficult, too.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2022

Hesitance of another sort might have affected a Canadian clinical trial for the drug losartan as a treatment for severe COVID-19.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2022

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