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VACILLATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Changing location by moving back and forth

Synonyms:

swing; swinging; vacillation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("vacillation" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Derivation:

vacillate (move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indecision in speech or action

Synonyms:

hesitation; vacillation; wavering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("vacillation" is a kind of...):

indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution (doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action)

Derivation:

vacillate (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action)

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