IRRESOLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does irresolution mean? 

• IRRESOLUTION (noun)
  The noun IRRESOLUTION has 2 senses:

1. doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

2. the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose

  Familiarity information: IRRESOLUTION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRRESOLUTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution

Context example:

his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost

Hypernyms ("irresolution" is a kind of...):

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "irresolution"):

hesitation; vacillation; wavering (indecision in speech or action)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

irresoluteness; irresolution

Hypernyms ("irresolution" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "irresolution"):

unpredictability; volatility (the trait of being unpredictably irresolute)

indecision; indecisiveness (the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose)

 Context examples 

The hour of my irresolution is past, and the period of your power is arrived.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)