vacillation
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vacillation
- /væsɪˈleɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). By surface analysis, vacillate + -ion.
noun vacillations
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Indecision in speech or action.
Similar: hesitation, wavering
- Changing location by moving back and forth.
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noun Indecision in speech or action
| Español | vacilación |
|---|---|
| Français | vacillation |
| Deutsch | Unentschlossenheit, Zögerlichkeit, Unschlüssigkeit |
| Ελληνικά | ταλάντευση talántefsi |
| Русский | нереши́тельность nerešítelʹnostʹ |
noun Changing location by moving back and forth
| Español | vacilación |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ταλάντευση talántefsi |
Talk about this word "vacillation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vacillation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vacillation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vacillation "vacillation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vacillation.Cite this
@misc{vacillation_2026,
title = {vacillation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vacillation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
