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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irresolution \Ir*res`o*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr['e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}] 2: the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose [syn: {irresoluteness}] [ant: {resoluteness}]
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