Vacillation

noun/væsɪˈleɪʃən/psychology
Definition
The inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision.
Etymology
From Middle English vacillacion, a learned borrowing from Latin vacillātiō (“swaying”). By surface analysis, vacillate +‎ -ion.
Synonyms
hesitation, wavering
In a sentence
  • His vacillation on the vendor choice delayed the project by months.
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Vocabulary.md
added 2023-10-11