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irresolution

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Irresolution \Ir*res`o*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr['e]solution.]
   Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a
   fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear;
   irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.

         Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer
         themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing
         them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness.
                                                  --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

irresolution
     n 1: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or
          courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary
          but the opportunity was lost" [syn: {indecision}, {indecisiveness}]
     2: the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
        [syn: {irresoluteness}] [ant: {resoluteness}]
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