Indecision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndᵻsˈɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪsˈɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪsˈɪʒən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndᵻsˈɪʒən/.

Examples

his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indecisiveness irresolution

Antonyms

decision decisiveness

Parts of Speech

noun	doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action “his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost”
noun	the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose “the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court”

Word Forms

indecisive

adjective

characterized by lack of decision and firmness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unentschlossenheit

Zweifel an zwei oder mehr möglichen Alternativen oder Vorgehensweisen

🇫🇷French

indécision

doute concernant deux ou plusieurs alternatives ou plans d'action possibles

🇪🇸Spanish

indecisión

Duda sobre dos o más posibles alternativas o cursos de acción.

🇮🇹Italian

indecisione

dubbio riguardante due o più possibili alternative o linee di condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

besluiteloosheid

twijfel over twee of meer mogelijke alternatieven of handelwijzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

indecisão

dúvida sobre duas ou mais alternativas ou cursos de ação possíveis

🇷🇺Russian

нерешительность

сомнение относительно двух или более возможных альтернатив или направлений действий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिर्णय

दो या दो से अधिक संभावित विकल्पों या कार्रवाई के तरीकों के बारे में संदेह

🇧🇩Bengali

সিদ্ধান্তহীনতা

দুই বা ততোধিক সম্ভাব্য বিকল্প বা কর্মের কোর্স সম্পর্কে সন্দেহ

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்மானமின்மை

இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட சாத்தியமான மாற்று வழிகள் அல்லது செயல்கள் பற்றிய சந்தேகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనిశ్చితి

రెండు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ ప్రత్యామ్నాయాలు లేదా చర్య యొక్క కోర్సుల గురించి సందేహం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिर्णय

दोन किंवा अधिक संभाव्य पर्याय किंवा कृतीच्या अभ्यासक्रमांबद्दल शंका

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિતતા

બે અથવા વધુ સંભવિત વિકલ્પો અથવા ક્રિયાના અભ્યાસક્રમો અંગે શંકા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಣಯ

ಎರಡು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ಪರ್ಯಾಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅನುಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീരുമാനമില്ലായ്മ

സാധ്യമായ രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ ബദലുകളെയോ പ്രവർത്തന കോഴ്സുകളെയോ സംബന്ധിച്ച സംശയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕਤਾ

ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸੰਭਵ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੇ ਕੋਰਸਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਸ਼ੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

فیصلہ نہ کرنا

دو یا زیادہ ممکنہ متبادلات یا عمل کے طریقہ کار کے بارے میں شک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优柔寡断

对两种或多种可能的替代方案或行动方案的疑问

🇯🇵Japanese

優柔不断

2 つ以上の可能な代替案または行動方針に関する疑念

🇰🇷Korean

우유 부단

둘 이상의 가능한 대안이나 행동 방침에 관한 의심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

do dự

nghi ngờ liên quan đến hai hoặc nhiều lựa chọn thay thế hoặc các hành động có thể xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่แน่ใจ

ข้อสงสัยเกี่ยวกับทางเลือกหรือแนวทางปฏิบัติที่เป็นไปได้ตั้งแต่สองทางขึ้นไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

keraguan

keraguan mengenai dua atau lebih kemungkinan alternatif atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalinlangan

pagdududa hinggil sa dalawa o higit pang posibleng mga alternatibo o paraan ng pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakpastian

keraguan mengenai dua atau lebih alternatif atau tindakan yang mungkin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التردد

الشك بشأن اثنين أو أكثر من البدائل أو مسارات العمل الممكنة

🇮🇷Persian

بلاتکلیفی

شک در مورد دو یا چند گزینه یا روش عمل ممکن

🇹🇷Turkish

kararsızlık

iki veya daha fazla olası alternatif veya eylem planına ilişkin şüphe

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַסְסָנוּת

ספק לגבי שתיים או יותר חלופות או דרכי פעולה אפשריות

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