Vacillator

/ˈvæsɪleɪtər/

निर्णयहीन व्यक्ति; डगमगाने वाला व्यक्ति

Origin & History

From Latin vacillare (“to sway, waver”) + English agent suffix -ator, formed on the model of words like ‘innovator’.

लैटिन vacillare (“डगमगाना/हिलना”) से, तथा अंग्रेज़ी एजेंट प्रत्यय -ator जोड़कर बना; ‘innovator’ जैसे शब्दों की संरचना के अनुरूप।

Definition

A vacillator is someone who wavers between choices, opinions, or courses of action and finds it hard to decide firmly.

vacillator वह व्यक्ति है जो विकल्पों, विचारों या कार्य-मार्गों के बीच डगमगाता रहता है और दृढ़ निर्णय लेने में कठिनाई महसूस करता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
As a vacillator, he kept revising the plan until the deadline passed.
एक vacillator होने के कारण वह योजना को बार-बार बदलता रहा और समय-सीमा निकल गई।

Usage Examples

The committee saw her as a vacillator who could not commit to a clear policy.
Don't be a vacillator; choose a direction and act.
His reputation as a vacillator made investors nervous.
In a crisis, a vacillator can delay decisions that must be made quickly.

Synonyms

Waverer Hesitator Indecisive person Flip-flopper Ditherer Fence-sitter Undecided person

Antonyms

Decision-maker Resolute person Steadfast person Determined person Firm person

Related Forms

Noun
Vacillation / Vacillator
Verb
Vacillate / Vacillated / Vacillating
Adjective
Vacillating / Vacillatory

Idioms & Phrases

Be a vacillator
दुविधाग्रस्त/निर्णयहीन व्यक्ति बने रहना
A chronic vacillator
लगातार निर्णय बदलने वाला (सदा डगमगाने वाला) व्यक्ति
No vacillator in a crisis
संकट में डगमगाने वाला नहीं (संकट में दृढ़ रहने वाला)