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irresolution

/ɪɹɛzəˈluːʃən/

irresolution noun: lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.

Noun

irresolution (countable and uncountable, plural irresolutions)

  1. Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
    • Again he paced the chamber; but an involuntary movement of awe and inquietude constantly led his eye towards the alcove. He drew near it with irresolution.1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society, published 1985, page 238

irresolution meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

irresolution in Tamil

உறுதியின்மை, இருமனம்

irresolution in Urdu

تردد

irresolution in Malayalam

indecisiveness, irresoluteness, indecision
നിശ്ചയമില്ലായ്മ, അനിശ്ചിതത്വം, തീരുമാനമില്ലായ്മ, നിശ്ചയദാർഢ്യമില്ലായ്മ, ശങ്ക, അനിശ്ചയം

Forms of irresolution

pluralirresolutions

Origin of irresolution

Probably from Middle French irresolution (modern French irrésolution), from ir- + resolution (“resolution”); compare Italian irresoluzione. By surface analysis, ir- + resolution.

Questions about irresolution

What does irresolution mean?
Irresolution means lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
What is irresolution in Tamil?
Irresolution in Tamil is உறுதியின்மை, இருமனம். See Irresolution meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is irresolution?
Irresolution is a noun.
How do you pronounce irresolution?
Irresolution is pronounced /ɪɹɛzəˈluːʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of irresolution?
The plural of irresolution is irresolutions.

Words near irresolution in the dictionary

  1. irresolubleness
  2. irresolubly
  3. irresolute
  4. irresolutely
  5. irresoluteness
  6. irresolution
  7. irresolutions
  8. irresolvability
  9. irresolvable
  10. irresolvableness
  11. irresolvables

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Adapted from Wiktionary: irresolution (page history and authors); irresolution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irresolution (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); irresolution (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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