vacillation
English
WOTD – 3 November 2015
Etymology
From Latin vacillatio "swaying".
- Compare oscillation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /væsɪˈleɪʃən/
Audio (UK) (file)
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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See also
- vacillate
Anagrams
- cavillation
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
vacillation f (plural vacillations)
- vacillation
Further reading
- “vacillation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.