indecision
noun /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/
/ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/
(also less frequent indecisiveness)
[uncountable]Word Family
- decide verb
- decision noun (≠ indecision)
- decisive adjective (≠ indecisive)
- undecided adjective
- the state of being unable to decide
- After a moment's indecision, he said yes.
- She went through a period of terrible uncertainty and indecision.
Extra Examples- Are you still in a state of indecision?
- The project was hampered by indecision over what software to use.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French indécision, from in- (expressing negation) + décision, from Latin decisio(n-), from the verb decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’