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Definition of Irresolution
1. Noun. Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action. "His indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"
Generic synonyms: Doubt, Doubtfulness, Dubiety, Dubiousness, Incertitude, Uncertainty
Specialized synonyms: Hesitation, Vacillation, Wavering
Derivative terms: Indecisive
2. Noun. The trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose.
Generic synonyms: Trait
Specialized synonyms: Unpredictability, Volatility, Indecision, Indecisiveness
Derivative terms: Irresolute
Antonyms: Resoluteness
Definition of Irresolution
1. n. Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.
Definition of Irresolution
1. Noun. Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Irresolution
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Irresolution
Literary usage of Irresolution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays on Physiognomy by Johann Caspar Lavater, Thomas Holcroft (1878)
"HYPOCRISY, irresolution. Weakness and vanity are the parents of hypocrisy. ...
if not hypocrisy, irresolution, which borders on hypocrisy. LXXXII. ..."
2. Treasury of Wisdom, Wit and Humor, Odd Comparisons and Proverbs: Authors (1891)
"irresolution. I am a heavy stone, Roll'd up a hill by a weak child : I move A
little up, ... irresolution loosens all the joints of a state; like an ague, ..."
3. Letters to an Anxious Inquirer: Designed to Relieve the Difficulties of a by Thomas Charlton Henry (1833)
"irresolution ia the lament of many a Christian. And the very language in which
you have expressed your feelings may be the utterings of a soul whose supreme ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"Madame d'Ayen revives ; all my irresolution vanishes, I feel by the grace of God
full of courage. Drenched with rain and sweat, 1 continue to walk alongside ..."
5. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1903)
"His Hamlet is a dramatic example not of resolution but of irresolution ; he is
the exact opposite of Barabas and Jeronymo, and also of Henry V. The duty of ..."
6. Essays on Physiognomy by Johann Caspar Lavater, Thomas Holcroft (1878)
"HYPOCRISY, irresolution. Weakness and vanity are the parents of hypocrisy. ...
if not hypocrisy, irresolution, which borders on hypocrisy. LXXXII. ..."
7. Treasury of Wisdom, Wit and Humor, Odd Comparisons and Proverbs: Authors (1891)
"irresolution. I am a heavy stone, Roll'd up a hill by a weak child : I move A
little up, ... irresolution loosens all the joints of a state; like an ague, ..."
8. Letters to an Anxious Inquirer: Designed to Relieve the Difficulties of a by Thomas Charlton Henry (1833)
"irresolution ia the lament of many a Christian. And the very language in which
you have expressed your feelings may be the utterings of a soul whose supreme ..."
9. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"Madame d'Ayen revives ; all my irresolution vanishes, I feel by the grace of God
full of courage. Drenched with rain and sweat, 1 continue to walk alongside ..."
10. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1903)
"His Hamlet is a dramatic example not of resolution but of irresolution ; he is
the exact opposite of Barabas and Jeronymo, and also of Henry V. The duty of ..."
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