indecision
noun
in·de·ci·sion
ˌin-di-ˈsi-zhən 
: a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
Examples of indecision in a Sentence
They were paralyzed by indecision.
her indecision about where to go for dinner, while everyone was getting hungrier by the minute, was frustrating
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Devaney added that a deputy district attorney contacted her by phone earlier this month about the City Council’s indecision following the sudden resignation last September of Councilmember Dwight Worden, who announced he had been hospitalized with a small stroke and wanted to focus on his health.
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The mental load of juggling too many tasks can lead to procrastination, indecision and even burnout.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Fiennes spends much of The Return wallowing in paralyzing indecision, watching and wondering and waiting, but here, his hesitancy is nothing like Conclave’s Lawrence.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Violence as currency, everything binary and stripped of nuance, uncertainty, indecision.
—Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The mental load of juggling too many tasks can lead to procrastination, indecision and even burnout.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Fiennes spends much of The Return wallowing in paralyzing indecision, watching and wondering and waiting, but here, his hesitancy is nothing like Conclave’s Lawrence.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Violence as currency, everything binary and stripped of nuance, uncertainty, indecision.
—Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indecision
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecision. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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indecision
noun
in·de·ci·sion
ˌin-di-ˈsizh-ən
: slowness or trouble in making up one's mind
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