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vacillation (encz) | vacillation,váhání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Vacillation (gcide) | Vacillation \Vac`il*la"tion\, n. [L. vacillatio: cf. F.
vacillation.]
1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a
wavering.
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His vacillations, always exhibited most pitiably in
emergencies. --Macaulay.
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2. Unsteadiness of purpose; changeableness.
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There is a vacillation, or an alternation of
knowledge and doubt. --Jer. Taylor.
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vacillation (wn) | vacillation
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: hesitation,
vacillation, wavering]
2: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swing,
swinging, vacillation] |
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Vacillation (gcide) | Vacillation \Vac`il*la"tion\, n. [L. vacillatio: cf. F.
vacillation.]
1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a
wavering.
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His vacillations, always exhibited most pitiably in
emergencies. --Macaulay.
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2. Unsteadiness of purpose; changeableness.
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There is a vacillation, or an alternation of
knowledge and doubt. --Jer. Taylor.
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