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[ in-di-sizh-uhn ] / ˌɪn dɪˈsɪʒ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indecision ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of indecisionFirst recorded in 1755–65; in-3 + decision Words nearby indecisionindecent assault, indecent exposure, indeciduate, indeciduous, indecipherable, indecision, indecisive, indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indecisionThroughout the season premiere, Saul is gripped by indecision—with his wife, with the operation in Caracas. ‘Homeland’ Showrunner: ‘We Knew We Had to Plot a New Course’|Andrew Romano|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST By longstanding historical demonstration, the U.S. Congress specializes in paralysis, indecision, and dysfunction. The End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!|David Stockman|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then coffee, shower, indecision, efforts at writing and reading followed by aboulia. Charles Baxter: How I Write|Noah Charney|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST But the book must also be read as a study in just this kind of indecision. The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston|Benjamin Lytal|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau report on the indecision in the ranks. Taliban Have Second Thoughts About Fighting in Afghanistan|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST For her ears had been closed against the band, and she had forgotten the limit she had mentally put to her indecision. In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens Then it came with a vengeance and made up for its indecision by behaving with real ferocity. Ethel Morton at Rose House|Mabell S. C. Smith "That is what we should naturally prefer," and Marta bowed her head in indecision. The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer If indecision is a sign of weak minds then there are but few feeble-minded men in an Alaskan gold camp. The Trail of a Sourdough|May Kellogg Sullivan Ruskin's work is not the less thought of because the man had his pathetic spells of indecision. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard
Words related to indecisionuncertainty, vacillation, doubt, indecisiveness, irresolution |