[ふけつだん, fuketsudan] (n) irresolution; indecision; vacillation [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
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