indecision

Meaning

The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.

Synonyms

irresolution

hesitation

vacillation

uncertainty

indecisiveness

hesitancy

doubt

wavering

scruple

qualm

shilly-shally

bewilderment

irresoluteness

misgiving

mutability

perturbation

restlessness

ruined

shillyshally

shyness

suspicion

timidity

turmoil

uneasiness

waver

neutral position

maintaining a reasonable distance

Buddhism maya

agitation

shilly-shallying

ambivalence

anguish

demur

dilemma

distraction

distress

hesitance

hesitating

ind

infatuation

instability

Translations

indecisión

indécision

indecisione

indecisão

Unentschlossenheit

besluiteloosheid

Zögern

αναποφασιστικότητα

Unschlüssigkeit

irresoluzione

Zaudern

irrésolution

titubanza

kararsızlık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪndɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n/

Etymology

From French indécision.