sloth vs hesitation

sloth and hesitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sloth	Yes	No	No	No
hesitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hesitation is a hypernym of sloth; that is, hesitation is a word with a broader meaning than sloth:

Other hypernyms of sloth include disinclination, hesitancy, indisposition, reluctance.

sloth (noun)	hesitation (noun)
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)	the act of pausing uncertainly
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits	a certain degree of unwillingness
a disinclination to work or exert yourself	indecision in speech or action