indecision

English

Etymology

From French indécision.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʒən
• IPA: /ɪndɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n/ SAMPA: /IndI"siZ(@)n/

Noun

indecision (usually uncountable; plural indecisions)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• (inability to decide): indecisiveness

Translations

inability to decide on a course of action

Czech: nerozhodnost (cs) f. Dutch: besluiteloosheid (nl)

Finnish: epäröinti (fi), päättämättömyys (fi)