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Webster 1913 Edition
Indecision
Inˊde-ci′sion
,Noun.
[Pref.
in-
not + decision
: cf. F. indécision
.] Lack of decision; lack of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.
The term
indecision
. . . implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it. Shenstone.
Indecision
. . . is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Indecision
INDECIS'ION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
indecision
indecision
See also: indécision and indecisión
English
Noun
indecision (usually uncountable, plural indecisions)
- The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.
- 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, chapter 21:
- There was no indecision or delay in the establishment of their relations; Rebecca's heart flew like an arrow to its mark, and her mind, meeting its superior, settled at once into an abiding attitude of respectful homage.
- 2016,
- Billy Toad has shown extreme "Indecision" in all aspects when it comes to his jeep. Whether it's how to modify it, or if he will sell it.
- 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, chapter 21:
Synonyms
- (inability to decide): indecisiveness
Translations
inability to decide on a course of action
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