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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-rez-uh-loo-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən



Definition of irresolution

Origin :
  • 1590s, from French irrésolution (16c.), from ir-, assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + résolution (see resolution).
  • noun hesitation
Example sentences :
  • This event completed the conquest of Boabdil over his own irresolution.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • We see the effects of this irresolution, although we cannot assign a cause for it.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • I cannot profess sorrow for that, nor irresolution in that, nor shame in that.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • In this state of irresolution Gomez Arias remained for some time.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • Jean gave vent to a muttered oath in his irresolution and despair.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • An accidental circumstance was the cause of his irresolution.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • But she did not go and only stood still, trembling with irresolution.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • It was evident that he laboured under some irresolution that he could not master.
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • A gust of irresolution swayed all sorts of bizarre notions in his mind.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • His mind, floating in irresolution and discontent, recognized it with bitterness.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for irresolution

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