Vocabulary
Hesitant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
Urdu meaning
ہچکچانے والا، جھجھک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The current system suits political parties, which are largely organised on social and ethnic divisions and hesitant to democratise internally.
- Islamabad, on the other hand, is hesitant to give GB provincial status until the Kashmir dispute with India is settled.
- To stem the rot, the government, along with enforcing the laws, must set up reporting mechanisms in health and education facilities so that professionals report these crimes on behalf of hesitant families.
- Many educators are hesitant to discuss these topics due to their fear of parental backlash and societal taboos.
- Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has rightly shifted from coercive policing practices to engaging community influencers so that they, instead, may persuade hesitant families.
Synonyms
uncertain, undecided, unsure, doubtful, in doubt, dubious, tentative, half-hearted
Antonyms
certain, decisive, confident
Curator example
“clients are hesitant about buying”
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