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in·de·ci·sion

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–noun

inability to decide.

[Origin: 1755–65; in-³ + decision

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in·de·ci·sion Audio Help (ĭn'dĭ-sĭzh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n. Reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind; irresolution.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
indecision

1703, from Fr. indecision (1611), from in- "not" + decision (see decision). Indecisive first attested 1726.

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indecision
noun
1.	doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"
2.	the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court" [syn: indecisiveness] [ant: decision]

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indecision [indiˈsiʒən] noun

the state of not being able to decide; hesitation

Arabic:	تَرَدُّد، حَيْرَه، عَدَم قَرار
Chinese (Simplified):	无决断力, 优柔寡断
Chinese (Traditional):	無決斷力, 優柔寡斷
Czech:	nerozhodnost
Danish:	ubeslutsomhed
Dutch:	besluiteloosheid
Estonian:	kahevahelolek
Finnish:	päättämättömyys
French:	indécision
German:	die Unentschlossenheit
Greek:	αναποφασιστικότητα
Hungarian:	határozatlanság
Icelandic:	óákveðni
Indonesian:	keragu-raguan
Italian:	indecisione

Japanese:	優柔不断
Korean:	우유 부단
Latvian:	neizlēmība
Lithuanian:	neryžtingumas, dvejojimas
Norwegian:	ubesluttsomhet, vankelmodighet
Polish:	niezdecydowanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	indecisão
Portuguese (Portugal):	indecisão
Romanian:	indecizie, nehotărâre
Russian:	нерешительность
Slovak:	nerozhodnosť
Slovenian:	neodločnost
Spanish:	indecisión
Swedish:	obeslutsamhet, tvekan
Turkish:	kararsızlık

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Indecision

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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