vacillating

• Décrit une personne qui hésite ou qui est indécise, ou quelque chose qui oscille entre différents états ou opinions, manquant de fermeté ou de stabilité.

Describes someone who is indecisive or wavering between different opinions or actions.

1. Uncertain in purpose or actionC1formal

   Characterized by indecision or wavering between different opinions or courses of action.

   irrésolu, indécis

   • His vacillating leadership left the team confused about the project's direction.
   • She was vacillating between accepting the job offer and staying at her current position.
   • The vacillating weather made it difficult to plan the outdoor event.

   Synonymesambivalentditheringindecisiveirresolutetentativeuncertainundecidedwavering

   Antonymesdecideddecisivedeterminedfirmresolutesteadfastunwavering

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait d'hésiter ou d'être indécis entre différentes opinions, choix ou lignes de conduite, ou de bouger d'un côté et de l'autre de manière instable.

A verb used to indicate the act of wavering or being indecisive between different opinions, choices, or courses of action.

1. To waver in opinion or decisionC1formal

   To be indecisive; to alternate between different opinions or choices.

   hésiter

   • She vacillated between accepting the job offer and staying at her current position.
   • The committee vacillated on the budget proposal for weeks.
   • He vacillates constantly, making it hard to plan anything.

   Synonymesalternateditherequivocatefluctuatehesitateoscillateseesawswayteeterwaver

   Antonymesdecidedetermineperseverepersistresolvesteadfast

2. To fluctuate or move back and forthC1formal

   To physically or metaphorically move between two states or positions.

   Vaciller, osciller

   • The stock market vacillated wildly throughout the day.
   • Her mood vacillated between joy and despair.
   • The pendulum vacillated slowly before coming to a stop.

   Synonymesalternatefluctuateoscillateseesawswayswingteeterundulatevarywaver

   Antonymesdecidepersistresolvesettle