vacillation 1. A state of indecision or irresolution. 2. Unsteady movement; fluctuation. 3. A wavering; a moving one way and then the other; a reeling or staggering. 2. A fluctuation of one's mind; unsteadiness. 4. The change from one object to another in an indecisive manner. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2257/