Positive and negative statement (or command); affirmation and denial (or injunction and prohibition). Also: alternate affirmation and denial…
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释义 | the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] (105) yea-and-nayc1384 Positive and negative statement (or command); affirmation and denial (or injunction and prohibition). Also: alternate affirmation and denial… vacillationc1400 The action or quality of alternating or wavering in respect of opinion or conduct; hesitation, uncertainty. titteringa1413 The action of tottering or swaying; unsteady movement. stackeringc1440 The action of stacker, v. wondingc1440 flinching, hesitation. fluctuationc1450 The condition of passing alternately from one opinion or sentiment to another; an instance of this; vacillation, wavering. waver1519 The act or condition of wavering. A condition of vacillation or faltering. †in a waver (obsolete), onor upon the waver, in uncertainty or… mammering1532 A state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity; chiefly in in a mammering. uncertainty1548 The state or character of being uncertain in mind; a state of doubt; want of assurance or confidence; hesitation, irresolution. wavering1548 The action of waver, v., in various senses. to and fro1553 figurative. Alternation generally; vacillation; †discussion for and against a question (obsolete). suspense1560 The state of being suspended or kept undetermined (chiefly to hold, keep in suspense); hence, the action of suspending one's judgement; = suspension… staggering1565 In intransitive senses of stagger, v. figurative. Wavering, vacillating; †a state of wavering or uncertainty. suspension1568 The action of keeping any mental action in suspense or abeyance: usually in phrase, e.g. suspension of judgement, opinion; †also absol. hesitation… mammery1578 = mammering, n. 2. demur1581 Hesitation; pause; state of irresolution or doubt. Obsolete. branle1591 Wavering, agitation, (?) confusion. dilly-dally1592 Dilly-dallying, trifling hesitancy. Also the name of a game. Obsolete. hesitance1601 Hesitation. irresolution1601 The condition of being irresolute or undecided; indecision as to a course of action; indecision of character; vacillation. With an and plural, An… uncertainness1601 = uncertainty, n. undecision1611 (un-, prefix1 affix 6.) waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 The quality or condition of hesitating; indecision, vacillation; an instance of this. unsettledness1619 The quality or condition of being unsettled. hesitation1622 The action of hesitating; a pausing or delaying in deciding or acting, due to irresolution; the condition of doubt in relation to action. unresolvednessa1626 The quality of being unresolved, in various senses; lack or absence of resolution. doubleness of minda1628 = double-mindedness. wavinga1628 The action of changing capriciously; vacillation, wavering, Obsolete. swagging1636 figurative. Vacillation. Obsolete. poise1637 figurative. The condition of being equally balanced between alternatives; a state of indecision; suspense. mambling1640 Perhaps: = mammering, n. 2. stickagea1647 Hesitation, delay; reluctance. Obsolete. rare. vacillancy1668 Vacillation. whifflinga1677 The action or process of whiffle, v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this. hovering1679 Hesitation, wavering, suspense. unresolve1679 Lack of resolve; irresolution; (also) the state of being unresolved. irresoluteness1686 The quality of being irresolute; irresolution. shilly-shally1755 Vacillation, irresolution. indecisiona1763 Want of decision; inability to decide or to make up one's mind; a wavering between possible courses of action; hesitation. undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 The quality of being indecisive. oscillation1798 figurative. Vacillation, fluctuation, or wavering between two states, opinions, principles, purposes, etc.; an instance of this. flexility1815 the quality or condition of being flexile. shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 The action of sway, v.; movement to and fro; vacillation; influencing, controlling, etc. Hamletism1852 an attitude resembling that of Hamlet. teeter1855 A see-saw; a see-sawing or swaying motion; the game of see-saw; also figurative hesitation between two alternatives, vacillation. Also attributive, t… havering1866 Chiefly British (originally Scottish). Indecisive behaviour; hesitation, vacillation. off and on1875 Intermittent or fluctuating action; see-sawing, vacillation. rare. dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 the state of being double-minded (in either sense). hesitatingness1890 hesitating manner or quality. dither1958 A state of tremulous excitement or apprehension; chiefly in all of a dither; also, vacillation; a state of confusion. colloquial or dialect. Subcategories:— instance of (8) — irresolute plan or measure (2) — irresolute or vacillating person (20) — half-heartedness (6) — act or process of unsettling (opinion, etc.) (2) — want of perseverance (1) — giving way or giving in (10) — sudden complete loss of resolution (2) |
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