indetermination

American  

[in-di-tur-muh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɪn dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the quality or condition of being indeterminate.

2. an unsettled state, as of the mind.

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Etymology

Origin of indetermination

First recorded in 1610–20; indeterminate + -ion

Example Sentences

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indetermination

Indeed, I was diagnosing my case, wondering if I loved her, affirming, doubting on a very see-saw of indetermination.

From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

But it seizes upon this matter, which is necessity itself, and strives to introduce into it the largest possible amount of indetermination and liberty.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

The Preliminary Parliament, however, was in a sad state of indetermination and complete disintegration.

From From October to Brest-Litovsk by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich

Yet Bergson has to make out that there must have been some indetermination in Matter, however small, to give Spirit an opening to "insinuate itself" into Matter and thus use it for its own ends.

From Bergson and His Philosophy by Gunn, John Alexander

In the end, adaptation to the world at large, where so much is hidden and unintelligible, is only possible piecemeal, by groping with a genuine indetermination in one’s aims.

From Character and Opinion in the United States by Santayana, George