indecisive

See also: indécisive

English

WOTD – 25 August 2009

Alternative forms

undecisive (rare)

Etymology

From in- +‎ decisive.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -aɪsɪv

Adjective

indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)

Of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
Synonym: ambivalent

Antonym: decisive

They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
Of a contest, etc., inconclusive or uncertain.
The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

Derived terms

Related terms

indecision

Translations

not decisive

Arabic: غَيْر حَاسِم (ḡayr ḥāsim), مُتَرَدِّد (mutaraddid)
Armenian: անվճռական (hy) (anvčṙakan), տատանվող (tatanvoġ)
Bulgarian: нерешителен (bg) (nerešitelen), колеблив (bg) (kolebliv)
Catalan: indecís (ca), vel·leïtós
Chinese:
Mandarin: 優柔寡斷的 / 优柔寡断的 (zh) (yōuróuguǎduàn de), 猶豫不決的 / 犹豫不决的 (zh), 犹豫不决的 (yóuyùbùjué de)
Czech: nerozhodný, váhavý
Danish: ubeslutsom, vægelsindet
Dutch: besluiteloos (nl)
Faroese: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: päättämätön (fi), jahkaileva (fi), epävarma (fi)
French: indécis (fr)
Galician: indeciso, inseguro
German: unschlüssig (de), unentschlossen (de)
Greek: άβουλος (el) (ávoulos)
Hindi: अनिश्चित (aniścit)
Italian: indeciso (it)
Latin: ambiguus
Māori: aroarorua, kōpūrua, whēangaanga
Middle English: unstedefast
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ubesluttsom
Occitan: velleïtós (oc), indecís (oc)
Polish: niezdecydowany (pl) m
Portuguese: indeciso (pt)
Russian: нереши́тельный (ru) (nerešítelʹnyj)
Slovak: váhavý, nerozhodný
Spanish: indeciso (es), irresoluto (es), vacilante (es), inseguro (es), titubeante
Swedish: velig (sv), obeslutsam (sv), villrådig (sv), tvehågsen (sv), vankelmodig (sv)
Tagalog: urong-sulong
Turkish: kararsız (tr)

inconclusive or uncertain

Bulgarian: несигурен (bg) (nesiguren), неизвестен (bg) (neizvesten), неясен (bg) (nejasen), неопределен (bg) (neopredelen)
Dutch: onbeslist (nl)
Finnish: ratkaisematon (fi)
French: incertain (fr)
German: unentschlossen (de)
Hindi: अनिश्चित (aniścit)
Polish: nierozstrzygnięty, nierozstrzygający
Portuguese: indeciso (pt)
Russian: нея́сный (ru) (nejásnyj), неопределённый (ru) (neopredeljónnyj)
Spanish: incierto (es)
Swedish: osäker (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} hésitant (fr), ^{(please verify)} indécis (fr), ^{(please verify)} velléitaire (fr)
Greek: ^{(please verify)} άβουλος (el) (ávoulos)
Greenlandic: ^{(please verify)} isumaa oqippoq, ^{(please verify)} nakimmappoq
Manx: ^{(please verify)} faitagh
Māori: ^{(please verify)} harotu, ^{(please verify)} kahurangi (mi)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} nehotărât (ro), ^{(please verify)} indecis (ro), ^{(please verify)} șovăitor (ro)
Russian: ^{(please verify)} слабодушный (ru) (slabodušnyj)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} indeciso (es)
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} kararsız (tr)