Vacillation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indecision in speech or action

changing location by moving back and forth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌæsɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/vˌasɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˌasɪlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /vˌæsɪlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wavering swing hesitation swinging

Word Forms

hesitate	verb	pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
vacillate	verb	be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
waver	verb	pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
swing	verb	change direction with a swinging motion; turn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwanken

Unentschlossenheit im Sprechen oder Handeln

🇫🇷French

hésitation

indécision dans le discours ou l'action

🇪🇸Spanish

vacilación

indecisión en el habla o la acción

🇮🇹Italian

vacillamento

indecisione nel parlare o nell’agire

🇳🇱Dutch

aarzeling

besluiteloosheid in spreken of handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vacilação

indecisão na fala ou ação

🇷🇺Russian

колебание

нерешительность в словах или действиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिरता

वाणी या कार्य में अनिर्णय

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

বক্তৃতা বা কর্মে সিদ্ধান্তহীনতা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊசலாட்டம்

பேச்சு அல்லது செயலில் தீர்மானமின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊగిసలాట

ప్రసంగం లేదా చర్యలో అనిశ్చితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिरता

भाषण किंवा कृती मध्ये अनिर्णय

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિરતા

વાણી અથવા ક્રિયામાં અનિશ્ચિતતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಂಚಲತೆ

ಮಾತು ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಣಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാഞ്ചാട്ടം

സംസാരത്തിലോ പ്രവൃത്തിയിലോ ഉള്ള തീരുമാനമില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਥਾਪਨ

ਬੋਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلل

تقریر یا عمل میں عدم فیصلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

动摇

🇯🇵Japanese

動揺

発言や行動における優柔不断

🇰🇷Korean

동요

말이나 행동에 우유부단함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dao động

thiếu quyết đoán trong lời nói hoặc hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ความผันผวน

ความไม่แน่ใจในการพูดหรือการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebimbangan

keragu-raguan dalam ucapan atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalinlangan

pag-aalinlangan sa pagsasalita o pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

goyah

ketidakpastian dalam ucapan atau tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذبذب

التردد في الكلام أو العمل

🇮🇷Persian

نوسان

بلاتکلیفی در گفتار یا عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

tereddüt

Konuşma veya eylemde kararsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נדנוד

חוסר החלטיות בדיבור או בפעולה

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