indecision
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of indecision
Explanation
If you're torn between going to your best friend's birthday party and racing go-carts with your sister, you're experiencing indecision, or difficulty making up your mind. Whenever there are at least two great choices, you're sure to feel at least a little indecision. Too many options at the grocery story can cause indecision, as can choosing a college major or picking just one friend to take with you to Disney World. Any time you waver or hesitate between possibilities, it's evidence of your indecision.
Vocabulary lists containing indecision
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Example Sentences
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Earlier, the adviser had told the inquiry: "Indecision probably was a theme of Covid that people did struggle with inside No 10."
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023
Indecision persisted, so the governor also canceled a second attempted meeting he had set for that Friday.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
She appears in an immersive art film, Indecision IV, which will be screened at the Institute of Light, London E8, on 15 and 16 December.
From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2018
The two top Irish Americans in politics have been the stars of Indecision 2015, this fall’s double bill of painful public agonizing.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2015
Indecision of the prince.Arguments pro and con.Chances of a crown.
From Henry IV, Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
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