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noun
- 1. the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision: "the First Minister's vacillation over the affair"
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VACILLATION definition: 1. the lack of ability to decide what to do, or the act of changing often between two opinions: 2…. Learn more.
1. : an act or instance of vacillating. 2. : inability to take a stand : irresolution, indecision. Synonyms. faltering. fence-sitting. hesitance. hesitancy. hesitation. indecision. irresolution. pause. shilly-shallying. wavering. wobbling. wabbling. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of vacillation in a Sentence.
Definition of vacillation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver: She vacillated about whether to leave. 2. To change between one state and another; fluctuate: The weather vacillated between sunny and rainy. 3. Archaic To sway from one side to the other. [Latin vacillāre, vacillāt-, to waver.] vac′il·lat′ing·ly adv.
Vacillation definition: an act or instance of vacillating. . See examples of VACILLATION used in a sentence.
to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions: Her mood vacillated between hope and despair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doubt & ambivalence. ambivalence. ambivalently. askance. be in two minds idiom. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. hum and haw idiom. nonplussed. quandary. rudderless.
1. : to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses. 2. a. : to sway through lack of equilibrium. b. : fluctuate, oscillate. vacillatingly. ˈva-sə-ˌlā-tiŋ-lē. adverb. vacillator. ˈva-sə-ˌlā-tər. noun. Synonyms. balance. dither. falter. halt. hang back. hesitate. scruple. shilly-shally. stagger. teeter. waver.
VACILLATION definition: an act or instance of vacillating | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
verb (used without object) , vac·il·lat·ed, vac·il·lat·ing. to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader. Synonyms: hesitate. to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger. Synonyms: reel. to oscillate or fluctuate. Discover More. Other Words From. vac·il·la·tor noun. Discover More.
VACILLATION definition: an act or instance of vacillating | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
