irresolutionn.

/ɪrɛzəˈl(j)uːʃən/

Etymology: probably < French irrésolution (Montaigne, 16th cent.), < ir- (ir- prefix²) + résolution: compare Italian irresoluzione, -solutione (Florio, 1598).

Want of resolution.

†1. The condition of not having arrived at a settled opinion on some subject; undecided opinion, uncertainty, doubt. With plural, An instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun]

studyinglOE

orrathnessc1175

doubta1225

balance1297

were1303

doubtancec1325

unsickernessc1340

wilsomenessa1400

wonda1400

scriple?a1425

ambiguityc1425

diswerec1440

dubitationc1450

variation?1473

incertainty1483

doubting1486

doubtfulness1526

scrupulousness1526

scruple1548

uncertainty1548

disputation1549

irresolution1592

swithering1597

hesitance1601

incertitude1601

unpersuadedness1612

inassurance1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unsatisfaction1643

unsatisfiedness1646

dubitancy1649

insecurity1649

dispersuasion1653

unassuredness1660

scrupling1665

unconfidencea1670

swither1719

dubietyc1750

mank1808

suspense1816

dubitating1837

doubtingness1840

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > a doubt, scruple

were1338

doubtc1374

incertainty1483

scruple1534

dubitation1545

scrupulosity?a1562

irresolution1592

suspense1594

non liquet1656

nicety1694

reservation1719

hows and whys1726

dubiety1807

1592 H. Unton Corr. (1847) 291 The vnhappie accident of the Kinges late hurte dothe..nourishe strange conceipts and irresolutions.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 441 Their irresolution, the weakenesse of their Arguments..being apparant to all men.

a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 323 Bringing Religion thus into much irresolution and Controversie.

1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 89 The Souls of these amorous Lovers floated all this night among an hundred different irresolutions.

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. Pref. 1 I expressed myself with some suspense and irresolution.

1813 W. Taylor Eng. Synonyms 23 Doubt is the hesitation of ignorance; uncertainty, of irresolution; and suspense, of indecision.

2. The condition of being irresolute or undecided; indecision as to a course of action; indecision of character; vacillation. With an and plural, An instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] > instance of

fluctuationc1450

vary1600

irresolution1601

staggera1616

hesitancy1617

branling1646

volo-nola1672

unresolve1679

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 86 For the conquest of any place, I beleeue they would proceed with like slownes and irresolution.

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 149 I being for my owne part in such affaires a mortall enemy of irresolutions.

1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother i. i Be fix'd, my Soul,..nor know the Weakness, The poor Irresolution of my Sex.

1810 House of Lancaster I. 44 [This] cast him into an irresolution much easier to be imagined than described.

1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 260 His irresolution of mind..induced him to listen to the suggestions of the French ambassadors.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xi. 189 When Fra Luca had ceased to speak, Tito still stood by him in irresolution.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	irresolution
释义	irresolutionn. /ɪrɛzəˈl(j)uːʃən/ Etymology: probably < French irrésolution (Montaigne, 16th cent.), < ir- (ir- prefix²) + résolution: compare Italian irresoluzione, -solutione (Florio, 1598). Want of resolution. †1. The condition of not having arrived at a settled opinion on some subject; undecided opinion, uncertainty, doubt. With plural, An instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] studyinglOE orrathnessc1175 doubta1225 balance1297 were1303 doubtancec1325 unsickernessc1340 wilsomenessa1400 wonda1400 scriple?a1425 ambiguityc1425 diswerec1440 dubitationc1450 variation?1473 incertainty1483 doubting1486 doubtfulness1526 scrupulousness1526 scruple1548 uncertainty1548 disputation1549 irresolution1592 swithering1597 hesitance1601 incertitude1601 unpersuadedness1612 inassurance1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unsatisfaction1643 unsatisfiedness1646 dubitancy1649 insecurity1649 dispersuasion1653 unassuredness1660 scrupling1665 unconfidencea1670 swither1719 dubietyc1750 mank1808 suspense1816 dubitating1837 doubtingness1840 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > a doubt, scruple were1338 doubtc1374 incertainty1483 scruple1534 dubitation1545 scrupulosity?a1562 irresolution1592 suspense1594 non liquet1656 nicety1694 reservation1719 hows and whys1726 dubiety1807 1592 H. Unton Corr. (1847) 291 The vnhappie accident of the Kinges late hurte dothe..nourishe strange conceipts and irresolutions. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxvii. 441 Their irresolution, the weakenesse of their Arguments..being apparant to all men. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 323 Bringing Religion thus into much irresolution and Controversie. 1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 89 The Souls of these amorous Lovers floated all this night among an hundred different irresolutions. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. Pref. 1 I expressed myself with some suspense and irresolution. 1813 W. Taylor Eng. Synonyms 23 Doubt is the hesitation of ignorance; uncertainty, of irresolution; and suspense, of indecision. 2. The condition of being irresolute or undecided; indecision as to a course of action; indecision of character; vacillation. With an and plural, An instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] > instance of fluctuationc1450 vary1600 irresolution1601 staggera1616 hesitancy1617 branling1646 volo-nola1672 unresolve1679 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 86 For the conquest of any place, I beleeue they would proceed with like slownes and irresolution. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 149 I being for my owne part in such affaires a mortall enemy of irresolutions. 1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother i. i Be fix'd, my Soul,..nor know the Weakness, The poor Irresolution of my Sex. 1810 House of Lancaster I. 44 [This] cast him into an irresolution much easier to be imagined than described. 1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 260 His irresolution of mind..induced him to listen to the suggestions of the French ambassadors. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xi. 189 When Fra Luca had ceased to speak, Tito still stood by him in irresolution. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1592
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