vacillation
/væsɪˈleɪʃən/
vacillation noun: indecision in speech or action.
Noun
vacillation (countable and uncountable, plural vacillations)
- Indecision in speech or action.
- Synonyms:
- hesitation, wavering
- Changing location by moving back and forth.
vacillation meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
vacillation in Tamil
- ஊசலாட்டம், தடுமாற்றம், தயக்கம்
vacillation in Urdu
- ڈگمگاہٹ, لڑکھڑاہٹ, پس و پیش, تردد, تذبذب
vacillation in Malayalam
- vacillation
- കൂസൽ kūsal
Synonyms of vacillation
Forms of vacillation
| plural | vacillations |
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Origin of vacillation
From Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). By surface analysis, vacillate + -ion.
Words that rhyme with vacillation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about vacillation
- What does vacillation mean?
- Vacillation means indecision in speech or action.
- What is vacillation in Tamil?
- Vacillation in Tamil is ஊசலாட்டம், தடுமாற்றம், தயக்கம். See Vacillation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vacillation?
- Vacillation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vacillation?
- Vacillation is pronounced /væsɪˈleɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of vacillation?
- The plural of vacillation is vacillations.
Words near vacillation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vacillation (page history and authors); vacillation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vacillation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കൂസൽ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). 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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