in·de·ci·sion ( n d-szh  n)n. Reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind; irresolution. |
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| Noun | 1. | indecision - doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something |
| 2. | indecision - the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court" irresoluteness, irresolution - the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose decisiveness, decision - the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" |
indecision
noun hesitation, doubt, uncertainty, wavering, ambivalence, dithering (chiefly Brit.), hesitancy, indecisiveness, vacillation, shilly-shallying (informal), irresolution After months of indecision, they gave the go-ahead on Monday.
Quotations
"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation" [William James Varieties of Religious Experience]
"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation" [William James Varieties of Religious Experience]
Proverbs
"The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet"
"The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet"
Translations
indecision
n → Unentschlossenheit f, → Unschlüssigkeit f
n indecision [indiˈsiʒən]
the state of not being able to decide; hesitation. besluiteloosheid تَرَدُّد، حَيْرَه، عَدَم قَرار нерешителност nerozhodnost ubeslutsomhed die Unentschlossenheit αναποφασιστικότητα indecisión kahevahelolek دودلی päättämättömyys indécision הַססָנוּת अनिश्चय neodlučnost határozatlanság keragu-raguan óákveðni indecisione 優柔不断 우유 부단 neryžtingumas, dvejojimas neizlēmība keragu-raguan besluiteloosheid ubesluttsomhet, vankelmodighet niezdecydowanie indecisão indecizie, nehotărâre нерешительность nerozhodnosť neodločnost neodlučnost obeslutsamhet, tvekan ความไม่แน่ใจ kararsızlık 優柔寡斷 нерішучість, вагання تذبذب sự do dự 无决断力, 优柔寡断
adv indeˈcisive [-ˈsaisiv]
1 not producing a clear decision or a definite result an indecisive battle. onbeslis غَيْر مُؤَكَّد ، غَيْر حاسِم неокончателен nerozhodný uafgjort nicht entscheidend που δεν οδηγεί σε οριστικό αποτέλεσμα indeciso ebaotsustav, otsustamatu بی نتیجه؛ غیر قطعی ratkaisematon indécis ללא הַכרָעָה अनिश्चायक neodlučeno eldöntetlen tidak pasti óáfgerandi non decisivo 決定的でない 결말이 나지 않는 nieko neišsprendžiantis neizšķirošs tidak pasti niet beslissend ikke avgjørende nie rozstrzygnięty indeciso indecis не решающий nerozhodný neodločen neodlučan inte avgörande, oavgjord ซึ่งลังเล sonucu belli olmayan 非決定性的 непевний, неясний غیر فیصلہ کن không dứt khoát 非决定性的
2 unable to make firm decisions indecisive person. besluiteloos مُتَرَدِّد нерешителен váhavý ubeslutsom unentschlossen αναποφάσιστος indeciso kõhklev بی اراده päättämätön irrésolu הַססָנִי ढुलमुल neodlučno határozatlan ragu-ragu óákveðinn indeciso 決断力のない 우유 부단한 neryžtingas neizlēmīgs; neapņēmīgs ragu-ragu besluiteloos ubesluttsom, vankelmodig niezdecydowany indeciso nehotărât нерешительный váhavý neodločen neodlučan obeslutsam, vankelmodig ที่ยังตัดสินใจไม่ได้ kararsız 優柔寡斷的 нерішучий متذبذب do dự 优柔寡断的
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