Irresolution
['i,rezə'lju:ʃən]
Definition
(n.) Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.
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Examples
- It was true; for after some appearance of irresolution and consultation, the whole party got on their horses and rode away. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He stood uncertain, with dogged irresolution upon his face. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Raymond had evidently vacillated during his journey, and irresolution was marked in every gesture as we entered Perdita's cottage. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Stephen looked at him with some little irresolution for a moment, and then seemed to make up his mind. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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