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in⋅de⋅ci⋅sion

[in-di-sizh-uhn]
–noun
inability to decide.

Origin:
1755–65; in- 3 + decision
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in·de·ci·sion   (ĭn'dĭ-sĭzh'ən)   
n.  Reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind; irresolution.
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indecision 
1703, from Fr. indecision (1611), from in- "not" + decision (see decision). Indecisive first attested 1726.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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