hesitation

That said, she concedes that some hesitation isn’t entirely unfounded.

Slanting the dialogue of a major theatrical gangbuster toward hesitation or negativity only feeds the slop machine.

"We need to take a risk and speak out," he replied without hesitation.

With the medical exceptions better defined, lawmakers hope to ease physicians' hesitations in performing life-saving abortions and better protect the lives of pregnant people.

I filled it in anyway, and have grown more confident in talking about my heritage but the hesitation is still there and is shared by many in the community today.