Definitions
- When someone is unsure about making a decision. - When someone is reluctant to take action. - When someone is pausing before speaking or acting.
- When someone is indecisive or uncertain about something. - When someone is swaying back and forth in their opinion or belief. - When someone is hesitant or faltering in their actions.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a lack of certainty or confidence.
- 2Both words imply a pause or delay in decision-making or action-taking.
- 3Both words can be used to describe emotional or mental states.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Hesitated is more commonly used to describe a pause before taking an action, while wavered is more commonly used to describe a change in opinion or belief.
- 2Intensity: Wavered implies a greater degree of uncertainty or indecisiveness than hesitated.
- 3Physicality: Wavered can also refer to physical movement, such as swaying or shaking, while hesitated does not have a physical connotation.
- 4Duration: Hesitated suggests a brief pause or delay, while wavered can imply a longer period of uncertainty or inconsistency.
- 5Connotation: Hesitated has a neutral connotation, while wavered can have a negative connotation of being indecisive or unreliable.
Remember this!
Hesitated and wavered are both words that describe a lack of certainty or confidence. However, hesitated is more commonly used to describe a pause before taking an action, while wavered is more commonly used to describe a change in opinion or belief. Wavered also implies a greater degree of uncertainty or indecisiveness than hesitated, and can have a negative connotation of being indecisive or unreliable.
