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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.
noun. vac· il· la· tion ˌva-sə-ˈlā-shən. Synonyms of vacillation. 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.
Definition of vacillation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. fence-sitting. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. noncommittally. nonconcern. nonplussed
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.
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.
Vacillation is when you constantly change your opinion. It also refers to swinging back and forth physically. Both meanings of vacillation involve moving back and forth in some way. The first sense is what happens when a person is wishy-washy.
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 of two minds idiom. fence-sitting. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. noncommittally. nonconcern. nonplussed
Browse. Vacillate definition: to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. See examples of VACILLATE used in a sentence.
