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[ ih-rez-uh-loo-shuhn ] / ɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irresolution ON THESAURUS.COM
nounlack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation. Origin of irresolutionFirst recorded in 1585–95; irresolute + -ion Words nearby irresolutionirreproachable, irreproducible, irresistible, irresoluble, irresolute, irresolution, irresolvable, irrespective, irrespirable, irresponsible, irresponsive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irresolutionBut softness and irresolution were the characteristics of Austria's generals no less than of her rulers. The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)|John Holland Rose It unnerved his resolution, and uncertainty and irresolution were terrific strains on a man of action and precision. What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes Outside old Mrs. Picture's door comes a moment of irresolution, but she quashes it and goes on. When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan On calling, and asking for Mrs. Dewey, I noticed an air of irresolution about the servant. The Allen House|T. S. Arthur
Words related to irresolutionoscillation, fluctuation, dubiety, pause, reluctance, delay, doubt, wavering, indecisiveness, timidness, vacillation, timidity, indecision, misgiving, equivocation, qualm, hesitancy, scruple, irresoluteness, unwillingness |