vacillation
English Thesaurus
1. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
2. indecision in speech or action (noun.cognition)
3. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sway, swing, |
| definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion) |
4. indecision in speech or action (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | hesitate, waffle, waver, |
| definition | : | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate, |
| definition | : | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action (verb.stative) |
5. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sway, swing, |
| definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion) |
6. indecision in speech or action (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | hesitate, waffle, waver, |
| definition | : | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate, |
| definition | : | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action (verb.stative) |
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