[syn: irresoluteness, irresolution]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Irresolution \Ir*res`o*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr['e]solution.]
Lack of resolution; lack of decision in purpose; a
fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear;
irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, irresolution]
2: the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
[syn: irresoluteness, irresolution] [ant: firmness,
firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution,
resolve]