vacillation

• Существительное, обозначающее акт колебания или нерешительности в речи или действии, или процесс перемещения взад и вперёд между позициями или местами.

A noun referring to the act of wavering or being indecisive in speech or action, or the process of moving back and forth between positions or locations.

1. Indecision in speech or actionC1formal

   The act of being unable to decide between different opinions or actions; wavering.

   Колебание

   • His constant vacillation made it impossible for the team to move forward.
   • The manager's vacillation on the budget frustrated the employees.
   • She was criticized for her vacillation during the negotiations.

   Synonymsdoubtequivocationfluctuationhesitationindecisionirresolutionoscillationuncertaintywavering

   Antonymsdecisiondecisivenessdeterminationfirmnessresolution

2. Changing location by moving back and forthC2formal

   The act of moving back and forth or swaying unsteadily.

   Колебание

   • The vacillation of the pendulum was mesmerizing to watch.
   • The boat's vacillation on the waves made some passengers seasick.
   • He observed the vacillation of the leaves in the gentle breeze.

   Synonymsfluctuationoscillationrockingswingingwaveringwobbling

   Antonymsfixityimmobilitystabilitysteadiness