irresolution

American  

[ih-rez-uh-loo-shuhn] / ɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of irresolution

First recorded in 1585–95; irresolute + -ion

Example Sentences

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

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

From New York Times

With irresolution swirling around the economy and the pandemic recovery, mortgage rates barely budged.

From Washington Post

Listeners to Sale’s show are familiar with questions like these, questions that lock on to moments of unease, irresolution or tenderness that we don’t always put into words.

From New York Times