vacillation
vacillation · vacillations
нерешительность
Unentschlossenheit, Zögerlichkeit, Unschlüssigkeit
Indecision in speech or actionIndecision in speech or action.
/væsɪˈleɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Indecision in speech or action.
Unentschlossenheit, Zögerlichkeit, Unschlüssigkeit
нереши́тельностьnerešítelʹnostʹ
indecision in speech or action
(countable, uncountable)Changing location by moving back and forth.
changing location by moving back and forth
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Indecision in speech or action:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Indecision in speech or action:
Origin
From Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). ByFrom Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). By surface analysis, vacillate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: vacillations| Singular | vacillation |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsindecision:hesitationB2wavering
Close in meaning
- indecision in speech or action:hesitationwavering
- changing location by moving back and forth:swingswinging
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvacillate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable