irresolution
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of irresolution
First recorded in 1585–95; irresolute + -ion
Vocabulary lists containing irresolution
Example Sentences
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One of the things I love most about short stories is their ambiguity and irresolution – the opposite of comfort.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2020
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
The vagueness and irresolution in this episode could be taken as a warning, reminding us that endings can take longer to play out than we might expect — or hope.
From New York Times • May 21, 2017
The movie may, in the end, frustrate your desire for straight-up thrills and clear answers, but its irresolution is masterful — sincere, generous and entirely appropriate to the deeply searching story it has to tell.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2017
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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