double-minded

[duhb-uhl-mahyn-did]

adjective

1. wavering or undecided in mind.

double-minded

adjective

1. rare,  undecided; vacillating

Other Word Forms

• double-mindedly adverb
• double-mindedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-minded¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

The Bible casts the double-minded man as insecure in his faith, divided between divine direction and worldly distraction.

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Well, if you’re honest with yourself, he’s a double-minded person.

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“I was a very double-minded person, as all Soviets were,” Lebedev said.

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Mr. Comey looked to me both embarrassed and double-minded.

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“I am double-minded,” he said.

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