irresolution

[ ih-rez-uh-loo-shuhn ]

noun

1. lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of irresolution¹

First recorded in 1585–95; irresolute + -ion

Example Sentences

Perhaps, but the ugly optics of the United States abandoning its ally in Kabul might have reinforced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions to attack Ukraine and signaled irresolution to Beijing.

From Washington Post

Declaring an uneasy truce with irresolution, she is aware that she’ll never know X, “as if we could ever say for certain where she ended and where the world began.”

From Washington Post

Intertwining those archival noises with electronic keyboards and instrumental lines, he has fabricated a citywide portrait of beautiful irresolution.

From New York Times

No one can say how long that period might be in Putin’s case, but displays of irresolution from members of Congress probably won’t help shorten it.

From Washington Post

All the while, an air of intensity and irresolution hangs over Frances and Bobbi’s relationship.

From New York Times