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indecision en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• [ɪndɪˈsɪʒən] ~ [ɪndɪˈsɪʒn̩] weak vowel distinction
• /ɪndɪˈsɪʒən/ weak vowel distinction
• /ɪndəˈsɪʒən/ weak vowel merger
• [ɪndəˈsɪʒən] ~ [ɪndɪˈsɪʒn̩] weak vowel merger

Etymology

From French indécision.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.
   • 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.
   • 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. 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, chapter 21, in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm:
   • I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the— 1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears:
   • Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all. 1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:

Forms

Synonyms

indecisiveness

Translations (33)

cs nerozhodnost (inability to decide on a course of action) · es indecisión (inability to decide on a course of action) · it indecisione (inability to decide on a course of action) · de Unentschlossenheit (inability to decide on a course of action) · nl besluiteloosheid (inability to decide on a course of action) · fi päättämättömyys (inability to decide on a course of action) · enm unstedefastnesse (inability to decide on a course of action) · ca indecisió (inability to decide on a course of action) · bg колебливост (inability to decide on a course of action) · ru нереши́мость (inability to decide on a course of action) · fi epäröinti (inability to decide on a course of action) · cmn 優柔寡斷 /优柔寡断 (inability to decide on a course of action) · io nedecideso (inability to decide on a course of action) · sv velighet (inability to decide on a course of action) · hi अनिश्चय (inability to decide on a course of action) · io nedecidemeso (inability to decide on a course of action) · it inconcludenza (inability to decide on a course of action) · ar تَرَدُّد (inability to decide on a course of action) · fr irrésolution (inability to decide on a course of action) · pt indecisão (inability to decide on a course of action) · grc ἀβουλία (inability to decide on a course of action) · ru нереши́тельность (inability to decide on a course of action) · sv obeslutsamhet (inability to decide on a course of action) · pl niezdecydowanie (inability to decide on a course of action) · el αναποφασιστικότητα (inability to decide on a course of action) · el δισταγμός (inability to decide on a course of action) · it tiremmolla (inability to decide on a course of action) · de Unschlüssigkeit (inability to decide on a course of action) · bg нерешителност (inability to decide on a course of action) · sv vankelmod (inability to decide on a course of action) · nb ubesluttsomhet (inability to decide on a course of action) · fr indécision (inability to decide on a course of action) · ja 優柔不断 (inability to decide on a course of action)