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indecision

noun
🔊/ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/
🔊/ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/
(also less frequent indecisiveness)
[uncountable]
Word Family
  • decide verb
  • decision noun (≠ indecision)
  • decisive adjective (≠ indecisive)
  • undecided adjective
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  1. the state of being unable to decide无决断力；优柔寡断
    • After a moment's indecision, he said yes.他犹豫片刻之后答应了。🔊🔊
    • She went through a period of terrible uncertainty and indecision.她经历过一个极度彷徨和无所适从的阶段。
    compare decision
    Extra Examples
    • Are you still in a state of indecision?您仍处于犹豫不决状态吗？
    • The project was hampered by indecision over what software to use.对于使用哪种软件的犹豫不决阻碍了该项目。
    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’