vacillation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin vacillatio "swaying".
- Compare oscillation
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /væsɪˈleɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editvacillation (countable and uncountable, plural vacillations)
- Indecision in speech or action.
- Changing location by moving back and forth.
Synonyms
edit- (indecision): hesitation, wavering
- (motion): swing, swinging
Translations
editIndecision in speech or action
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Changing location by moving back and forth
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See also
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editFrench
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editvacillation f (plural vacillations)
Further reading
edit- “vacillation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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