Hypertext Webster Gateway: "irresolution"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Irresolution \Ir*res`o*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr['e]solution.]
Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a
fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear;
irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.
Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer
themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing
them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness.
--Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
irresolution
n 1: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or
courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary
but the opportunity was lost" [syn: {indecision}, {indecisiveness}]
2: the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
[syn: {irresoluteness}] [ant: {resoluteness}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.