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Definitions for vacillation
vac·il·la·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
hesitation, vacillation, waveringnoun
indecision in speech or action
swing, swinging, vacillationnoun
changing location by moving back and forth
Wiktionary
vacillationnoun
Indecision in speech or action.
vacillationnoun
Changing location by moving back and forth.
Etymology: From vacillatio "swaying".
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vacillation
Vacillation is the act of being indecisive or hesitant, often changing between different opinions or actions; an inability to make a decision or choice. It implies a wavering or fluctuation in thought or position.
Webster Dictionary
Vacillationnoun
the act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering
Etymology: [L. vacillatio: cf. F. vacillation.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
vacillation
The prominent feature of weakness of character.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vacillation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vacillation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of vacillation in a Sentence
Different though the sexes are, they inter-mix. In every human being a vacillation from one sex to the other takes place, and often it is only the clothes that keep the male or female likeness, while underneath the sex is very opposite of what it is above.
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- vacil·lacióCatalan, Valencian
- vacilaciónSpanish
- luaineachtIrish
- нерешительностьRussian
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