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Grammar : Noun
Spell : vas-uh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌvæs əˈleɪ ʃən

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Définition of vacillation

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Latin vacillationem (nominative vacillatio) "a reeling, wavering," noun of action from past participle stem of vacillare "sway to and fro." Originally in reference to opinion or conduct; literal sense is recorded from 1630s.
  • noun irresolution
  • noun fluctuation
Example sentences :
  • Is the stamp of fear and vacillation to be on every act of our lives?
  • Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • In spite of his vacillation, her uncle was deeply attached to her.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • But, in truth, Sir Harry's blackness was still the result of vacillation.
  • Extract from : « Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite » by Anthony Trollope
  • I observe, too, a vacillation in your step—a joyous inquietude in your eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
  • Vacillation of the inhabitants of the village between the two parties.
  • Extract from : « Demetrius » by Friedrich Schiller
  • She hesitated; for a moment she was adorable in vacillation.
  • Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair
  • Her mind had vacillated like a shuttlecock, but no one had seen the vacillation.
  • Extract from : « An Old Man's Love » by Anthony Trollope
  • Peter's vacillation had its counterpart in the defection of the Galatians.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • Instability, vacillation, and change are its characteristics.
  • Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery
  • Vacillation and self-contradiction were the order of the day.
  • Extract from : « Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France » by Georg Brandes

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