indecisive

in·de·ci·sive

 (ĭn′dĭ-sī′sĭv)

adj.

1. Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute: an indecisive manager.

2. Inconclusive: an indecisive contest; an indecisive battle.

3. Not clearly defined; indefinite: indecisive boundaries running through mountainous terrain.

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in′de·ci′sive·ly adv.

in′de·ci′sive·ness n.

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indecisive

(ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv)

adj

1. (of a person) vacillating; irresolute

2. not decisive or conclusive

ˌindeˈcision, ˌindeˈcisiveness n

ˌindeˈcisively adv

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in•de•ci•sive

(ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv)

adj.

1. characterized by indecision; irresolute.

2. not clearly delineated; inconclusive.

[1720–30]

in`de•ci′sive•ly, adv.

in`de•ci′sive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	indecisive - characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill" irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" decisive - characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
	2.	indecisive - not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war" inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote" irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
	3.	indecisive - not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries running through mountains" indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"

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indecisive

adjective

1. hesitating, uncertain, wavering, doubtful, faltering, tentative, undecided, dithering (chiefly Brit.), vacillating, in two minds (informal), undetermined, pussyfooting (informal), irresolute He was criticised as a weak and indecisive leader.
hesitating decisive, positive, resolute, certain, determined, unhesitating

2. inconclusive, unclear, undecided, indefinite, indeterminate An indecisive vote would force a second round of voting.
inconclusive final, clear, decisive, definite, conclusive, determinate

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indecisive

adjective

1. Given to or exhibiting hesitation:

halting, hesitant, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, tentative, timid, vacillant, vacillatory.

2. Not affording certainty:

ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.

Informal: iffy.

Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.

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Translations

غَيْرُ حَاسِمٌغَيْر مُؤَكَّد ، غَيْر حاسِممُتَرَدِّد

nerozhodnýváhavý

ubeslutsomuafgjort

unentschlossen

αναποφάσιστος

indeciso

epäröivä

indécisirrésoluversatile

neodlučan

óáfgerandióákveîinn

indecisonon decisivo

優柔不断な

결단성이 없는

besluiteloos

ikke avgjørendeubesluttsomubestemt

niezdecydowany

indeciso

нерешительный

obeslutsam

ลังเล

kararsızsonucu belli olmayan

không dứt khoát

非决定性的优柔寡断的

indecisive

[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv] ADJ

1. (= hesitant) [person] → indeciso, irresoluto (frm)

2. (= inconclusive) [result, vote] → no concluyente, no decisivo; [battle] → no decisivo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

indecisive

[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv] adj

[person] → indécis(e)
to be indecisive about sth → être indécis(e) au sujet de qch

[discussion, fighting] → peu concluant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

indecisive

adj

person, manner → unschlüssig, unentschlossen (→ in or about or over sth in Bezug auf etw acc)

(= inconclusive) discussion, vote → ergebnislos; argument, battle → nicht(s) entscheidend attr; result → nicht eindeutig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

indecisive

[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv] adj (person) → indeciso/a, esitante; (result, discussion) → non decisivo/a

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indecision

(indiˈsiʒən) noun

the state of not being able to decide; hesitation. besluiteloosheid تَرَدُّد، حَيْرَه، عَدَم قَرار нерешителност indecisão nerozhodnost die Unentschlossenheit ubeslutsomhed αναποφασιστικότηταindecisión kahevahelolek دودلی päättämättömyys indécisionהססנות अनिश्चय neodlučnost határozatlanság keragu-raguan óákveðni indecisione 優柔不断 우유 부단 neryžtingumas, dvejojimas neizlēmība keragu-raguan besluiteloosheidubesluttsomhet, vankelmodighet niezdecydowanie دوه زړه 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

ˌindeˈcisive (-ˈsaisiv) adverb

1. not producing a clear decision or a definite result. an indecisive battle. onbeslis غَيْر مُؤَكَّد ، غَيْر حاسِم неокончателен indeciso nerozhodný nicht entscheidend uafgjort 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 بی نتیجی 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 indeciso váhavý unentschlossen ubeslutsom αναποφάσιστοςindeciso kõhklev بی اراده päättämätön irrésoluהססני ढुलमुल neodlučno határozatlan ragu-ragu óákveðinn indeciso 決断力のない 우유 부단한 neryžtingas neizlēmīgs; neapņēmīgs ragu-ragu besluiteloosubesluttsom, vankelmodigniezdecydowany بی تصمیم 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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indecisive

→ غَيْرُ حَاسِمٌ nerozhodný ubeslutsom unentschlossen αναποφάσιστος indeciso epäröivä indécis neodlučan indeciso 優柔不断な 결단성이 없는 besluiteloos ubestemt niezdecydowany indeciso нерешительный obeslutsam ลังเล kararsız không dứt khoát 非决定性的

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indecisive

a. indeciso-a; irresoluto-a.

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