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Irresolution

Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.

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Doubt 76% connected

To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the…

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Doubtfulness 76% connected

State of being doubtful.

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Dubiety 76% connected

Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt.

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Dubiousness 76% connected

State of being dubious.

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Incertitude 76% connected

Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Uncertainty 76% connected

The quality or state of being uncertain.

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Hesitation 76% connected

The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

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Indecision 76% connected

Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.

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Indecisiveness 76% connected

The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

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Vacillation 76% connected

The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.

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Volatility 76% connected

Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness; fickleness.

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Wavering 76% connected

of Waver

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Indecision 92% connected

Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.

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Indecisiveness 92% connected

The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

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