in-decision

noun

inability to decide.

Origin:
1755–65; in-³ + decision

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indecisive (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv)

—*adj*
1.	(of a person) vacillating; irresolute
2.	not decisive or conclusive

inde'cision

—n

inde'cisiveness

—n

inde'cisively

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

indecision

1703, from Fr. indecision (1611), from in- "not" + decision (see decision).

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