The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOUBT which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2005.
Reason for hesitation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DOUBT | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reason for hesitation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reservation
- doubt
- misgiving
- scruple
- seeming
- unsettled
- yellow light
- predicament
- amber
- fear
- tentative
- tentatively
Crossword Answer definitions
DOUBT noun- Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
- A point of uncertainty; a query.
- To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
- To harbour suspicion about; suspect.
- To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.
- To fill with fear; to affright.
- To dread, to fear.
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