irresolution
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of irresolution
First recorded in 1585–95; irresolute + -ion
Vocabulary lists containing irresolution
Example Sentences
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Intertwining those archival noises with electronic keyboards and instrumental lines, he has fabricated a citywide portrait of beautiful irresolution.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
I think with a good story you have a question in the back of your mind and the storyteller knows how to create an irresolution or imbalance that you are waiting to experience.
From Salon ● May 29, 2020
Investors are anxious about the continuing irresolution of the U.S.-China trade dispute.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2019
‘You cannot exaggerate the intensity of man’s inner irresolution and craving for authority,” Freud told a congress of psychoanalysts in 1910.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2018
He looked then for weakness in her face, for fear or irresolution, and there was none.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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