irresolution : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: irresolution	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for irresolution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irresolution n doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" Synonym(s): indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose Synonym(s): irresoluteness, irresolution Antonym(s): firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolution \Irres`olu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr[82]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.