indecisive indecision
By emily on June 24, 2016 8:38 am
in·de·ci·sive
adjective: indecisive
1. not settling an issue.
synonyms: inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, vague; informal up in the air
2. (of a person) not having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
synonyms: irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak
in·de·ci·sion
noun: indecision; plural noun: indecisions
the inability to make a decision quickly.
synonyms: indecisiveness, irresolution, hesitancy, hesitation, tentativeness; ambivalence, doubt, doubtfulness, uncertainty, incertitude; vacillation, wavering, equivocation, second thoughts; shilly-shallying, dithering, temporizing, hemming and hawing, dilly-dallying, sitting on the fence; formaldubiety
"many an opportunity has been lost to indecision"
Origin
mid 18th century: from French indécision, from in- (expressing negation) + décision, from Latin decisio(n-), from the verb decidere (see decide).
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