Vacillant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

uncertain in purpose or action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈæsɪlənt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈasɪlənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈasɪlənt/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈæsɪlənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wavering vacillating

Word Forms

vacillate

verb

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unentschlossen

unsicher in Zweck oder Handlung

🇪🇸Spanish

vacilante

incierto en propósito o acción

🇮🇹Italian

vacillante

incerto nello scopo o nell’azione

🇳🇱Dutch

weifelend

onzeker in doel of actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

vacilante

incerto em propósito ou ação

🇷🇺Russian

нерешительный

неуверенный в цели или действии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढुलमुल

उद्देश्य या क्रिया में अनिश्चित

🇧🇩Bengali

শূন্যতা

উদ্দেশ্য বা কর্মে অনিশ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைக்கழிப்பவர்

நோக்கம் அல்லது செயலில் நிச்சயமற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

చలించిపోయిన

ప్రయోజనం లేదా చర్యలో అనిశ్చితం

🇮🇳Marathi

रिक्त

उद्देश किंवा कृतीमध्ये अनिश्चित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાલી

હેતુ અથવા ક્રિયામાં અનિશ્ચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಂಚಲ

ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാപല്യം

ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിലോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലോ അനിശ്ചിതത്വം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਲੀ

ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

خالی

مقصد یا عمل میں غیر یقینی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犹豫不决

目的或行动不确定

🇯🇵Japanese

不安定な

目的や行動が不明確

🇰🇷Korean

우유부단한

목적이나 행동이 불확실하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bỏ trống

không chắc chắn về mục đích hoặc hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้เกียจ

ไม่แน่นอนในวัตถุประสงค์หรือการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bimbang

ketidakpastian dalam tujuan atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pabaya

hindi tiyak sa layunin o pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

kosong

tidak pasti dalam tujuan atau tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متردد

غير مؤكد في الغرض أو العمل

🇮🇷Persian

متزلزل

در هدف یا عمل نامطمئن

🇹🇷Turkish

kararsız

amaç veya eylemde belirsiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

ערטילאי

לא בטוח במטרה או בפעולה

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The primary meaning of 'vacillant' is 'uncertain in purpose or action'.

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Using 'vacillant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'vacillant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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