Synonyms for irresolution

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-rez-uh-loo-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən

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Définition of irresolution

Origin : 1590s, from French irrésolution (16c.), from ir-, assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + résolution (see resolution).

noun hesitation

Example sentences :

This event completed the conquest of Boabdil over his own irresolution.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

We see the effects of this irresolution, although we cannot assign a cause for it.
Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

I cannot profess sorrow for that, nor irresolution in that, nor shame in that.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

In this state of irresolution Gomez Arias remained for some time.
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

Jean gave vent to a muttered oath in his irresolution and despair.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

An accidental circumstance was the cause of his irresolution.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

But she did not go and only stood still, trembling with irresolution.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

It was evident that he laboured under some irresolution that he could not master.
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

A gust of irresolution swayed all sorts of bizarre notions in his mind.
Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad

His mind, floating in irresolution and discontent, recognized it with bitterness.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

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