About The Word Indecision
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Indecision
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What's The Definition Of Indecision?
[n] the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court"
[n] doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" Synonyms | Synonyms for Indecision: indecisiveness | indecisiveness | irresolution Related Terms | Find terms related to Indecision: ambitendency | ambivalence | capriciousness | chance | chanciness | change of mind | changeableness | double-mindedness | dubiety | dubiousness | erraticism | erraticness | fence-sitting | fence-straddling | fickleness | fluctuation | hesitancy | hesitation | incalculability | incertitude | inconstancy | indecisiveness | indemonstrability | indeterminacy | indetermination | indeterminism | infirmity of purpose | instability | irresolution | luck | mercuriality | mugwumpery | mugwumpism | randomness | second thoughts | shilly-shally | shilly-shallying | suspense | suspensefulness | tergiversation | to-and-fro | unaccountability | uncertainness | uncertainty | uncertainty principle | undecidedness | undeterminedness | unforeseeableness | unpredictability | unprovability | unsettledness | unsettlement | unsureness | unverifiability | vacillation | wavering | whimsicality See Also | doubt | doubtfulness | dubiety | dubiousness | hesitation | incertitude | irresoluteness | irresolution | uncertainty | vacillation | wavering Indecision In Webster's Dictionary \In`de*ci"sion\, n. [Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F.
ind['e]cision.]
Want of decision; want 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.
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