English Explanatory Dictionary

vacillation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Indecision in speech or action.
  2. Changing location by moving back and forth.

Pronunciation

/væsɪˈleɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vacillation.wav

Word forms

vacillation vacillations

Etymology

From Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). By surface analysis, vacillate + -ion.

Synonyms

swing swinging hesitation wavering

Related words

vacillate
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