Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vacillation

2 senses of vacillation

Sense 1
hesitation, vacillation, wavering -- (indecision in speech or action)
       => indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution -- (doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost")

Sense 2
swing, swinging, vacillation -- (changing location by moving back and forth)
       => motion, movement, move -- (the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path")