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Webster 1913 Edition
Vacillation
Vacˊil-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
vacillatio
: cf. F. vacillation
.] 1.
The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.
His
vacillations
, always exhibited most pitiably in emergencies. Macaulay.
2.
Unsteadiness of purpose; changeableness.
There is a
vacillation
, or an alternation of knowledge and doubt. Jer. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vacillation
VACILLA'TION
,Noun.
1.
A wavering; a moving one way and the other; a reeling or staggering.2.
Fluctuation of mind; unsteadiness; change from one object to another.Definition 2024
vacillation
vacillation
English
Noun
vacillation (countable and uncountable, plural vacillations)
- Indecision in speech or action.
- Changing location by moving back and forth.
Synonyms
- (indecision): hesitation, wavering
- (motion): swing, swinging
Translations
Indecision in speech or action
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Changing location by moving back and forth
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