indecision

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I0096300 (ĭn′dĭ-sĭzh′ən)n. Reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind; irresolution.

in•de•ci•sion

(ˌɪn dɪˈsɪʒ ən)

n. inability to decide; vacillation.

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Noun	1.	indecision - doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"indecisiveness, irresolutiondoubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of somethinghesitation, vacillation, wavering - indecision in speech or action
	2.	indecision - the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court"indecisivenessirresoluteness, irresolution - the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purposedecisiveness, decision - the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"

indecision

noun hesitation, doubt, uncertainty, wavering, ambivalence, dithering (chiefly Brit.), hesitancy, indecisiveness, vacillation, shilly-shallying (informal), irresolution After months of indecision, they gave the go-ahead on Monday.Quotations
"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation" [William James Varieties of Religious Experience]Proverbs
"The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet"

indecision

nounThe act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, tentativeness, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation.

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优柔寡断无决断力

indecision

(indiˈsiʒən) noun the state of not being able to decide; hesitation. 无决断力，优柔寡断 ˌindeˈcisive (-ˈsaisiv) adverb1. not producing a clear decision or a definite result. an indecisive battle.非决定性的2. unable to make firm decisions. indecisive person.优柔寡断的

Indecision

Buridan’sass unable to decide between two haystacks, he would starve to death. [Fr. Philos.: Brewer Dictionary, 154]Cooke, Ebenezerhis irresolution usually leads to catatonia. [Am. Lit.: The Sot-Weed Factor]Graduate, thecollege man with absolutely no direction. [Am. Lit.: The Graduate]HamletTragic hero who tarries and broods over revenge and suicide. [Br. Lit.: Hamlet]Libra7th constellation of the Zodiac; those born under Libra may be indecisive. [Astrology: Payton, 389]Panurgeunable to decide whether to marry, he consults many people and undertakes a long voyage to visit an oracle. [Fr. Lit.: Rabelais Gargantua and Pantagruel]Penelopeput off a decision on which suitor to marry by secretly unraveling the shroud she said she must first complete. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]Theramenesshilly-shallying oligarch; nicknamed Cothurnus, i.e., ambipedal boot. [Gk. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 960]Waiting for Godottramps are torn between waiting for Godot to solve their problems and hanging themselves. [Anglo-French Drama: Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot in Magill III, 1113]Whiffle, Peterwould-be writer, cursed with indecision, accomplishes nothing. [Am. Lit.: Peter Whiffle, Magill I, 739–741]hung jurycannot decide guilt or innocence. [Am. Hist.: Misc.]

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noun hesitation

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noun the act of hesitating or state of being hesitant

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noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

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noun the trait of irresolution

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