Word: hesitation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hes
i
ta
tion
Definition: doubt; vacillation.
Morphemes:
Affix: hesitate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: haesitatus
Language: la
Decoded: haesitatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: hesitated, having been uncertain.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.