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noun
- an act or instance of vacillating.
- a state of indecision or irresolution.
- unsteady movement; fluctuation.
c.1400, from Latin vacillationem (nominative vacillatio) “a reeling, wavering,” noun of action from past participle stem of vacillare “sway to and fro.” Originally in reference to opinion or conduct; literal sense is recorded from 1630s.