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Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.
George Canning

Meaning of "indecision" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDECISION

indecision  [ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDECISION

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indecision is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDECISION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indecision

Indecision can refer to: ▪ Indecision, a 1990s hardcore punk band from the United States ▪ Indecision Records, an American hardcore punk record label established in 1995 ▪ A series of special television programs on American elections on the Comedy Central channel including: ▪ InDecision 92Comedy Central's Indecision 2000The Daily Show: Indecision 2004The Daily Show: Indecision 2006Comedy Central's Indecision 2008Indecision, a 2005 novel by American author Benjamin Kunkel ▪ "Indecision," a song on the 1979 album Sheep Farming in Barnet by Toyah ▪ Indecision, the original name for the Canadian pop group soulDecision.

Definition of indecision in the English dictionary

The definition of indecision in the dictionary is inability to decide; indecisiveness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDECISION


abscission
æbˈsɪʒən
circumcision
ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən
concision
kənˈsɪʒən
decision
dɪˈsɪʒən
discission
dɪsˈsɪʒən
division
dɪˈvɪʒən
excision
ɛkˈsɪʒən
imprecision
ˌɪmprɪˈsɪʒən
incision
ɪnˈsɪʒən
nondecision
ˌnɒndɪˈsɪʒən
occasion
əˈkeɪʒən
precisian
prɪˈsɪʒən
precision
prɪˈsɪʒən
recision
rɪˈsɪʒən
rescission
rɪˈsɪʒən
subdecision
ˌsʌbdɪˈsɪʒən
subincision
ˌsʌbɪnˈsɪʒən
television
ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən
ultraprecision
ˌʌltrəprɪˈsɪʒən
uncircumcision
ˌʌnsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDECISION

indecent assault
indecent behaviour
indecent exposure
indecently
indeciduate
indeciduous
indecipherability
indecipherable
indecipherableness
indecipherably
indecisive
indecisively
indecisiveness
indeclinable
indeclinableness
indeclinably
indecomposable
indecorous
indecorously
indecorousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDECISION

cable television
cell division
collision
colour television
commission
double vision
educational television
envision
Eurovision
field of vision
infantry division
interactive television
long division
night vision
night-vision
panzer division
provision
revision
satellite television
subdivision
supervision

Synonyms and antonyms of indecision in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDECISION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indecision» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indecision

Translation of «indecision» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDECISION

Find out the translation of indecision to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indecision from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indecision» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迟疑不决
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indecisión
570 millions of speakers

English

indecision
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिर्णय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التردد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нерешительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indecisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিধা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indécision
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebimbangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unentschlossenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

優柔不断
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우유부단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indeksasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh không quả quyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருமனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kararsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indecisione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezdecydowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерішучість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indecizie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναποφασιστικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besluiteloosheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obeslutsamhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubesluttsomhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indecision

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDECISION»

The term «indecision» is regularly used and occupies the 61.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDECISION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indecision

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10 QUOTES WITH «INDECISION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indecision.
1
Richard V. Allen
Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest.
2
Martha Beck
Indecision may come from an instinctive hunch that there's more you need to know - which means it's time to learn everything you can about the pros and cons of each option. You can continue on this track, however, only as long as you're unearthing genuinely new information.
3
Jimmy Buffett
Indecision may or may not be my problem.
4
George Canning
Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.
5
Chuck Close
I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant.
6
Bobby Farrelly
The only thing we don't do together is get in front of an actor and show any indecision at all about what we think. We don't always agree, so we meet privately, then one or the other will approach the actor.
7
Michael Gough
There was some indecision as to when I was born. My sister said it was 1916. I'd lost my birth certificate.
8
William James
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
9
Oscar Levant
Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.
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Oscar Levant
Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDECISION»

Discover the use of indecision in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indecision and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Indecision: A Novel
The mockery is humane. The tale of Dwight Wilmerding is told with style and care. And there’s a surprising ending. Benjamin Kunkel, welcome!" –Norman Rush, author of Mating From the Hardcover edition.
Benjamin Kunkel, 2005
2
The Power of Decision: A Step-By-Step Program to Overcome ...
Introducing the first book in a powerful new series, The Tarcher Master Mind Editions: Essential Books of Inspiration, Instruction, and Motivation.
Raymond Charles Barker, 2011
3
Essence of Indecision: Diefenbaker's Nuclear Policy, 1957-1963
Tracing Diefenbaker's deliberations over nuclear policy, McMahon shows that Diefenbaker was politically cautious, not indecisive - he wanted to acquire nuclear weapons and understood from public opinion polls that most Canadians supported ...
Patricia I. McMahon, 2009
4
Sixteen Months of Indecision: Slovak American Viewpoints ...
Sixteen Months of Indecision begins with an overview of Slovak attempts in the Habsburg Empire to gain equal rights with the other nationalities, reasons for mass Slovak emigration, Slovak national life in America, and the formation of ...
Gregory Curtis Ference, 1995
5
The Dynamics of Indecision: A Failure of Leadership
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus (9780131454392) by Michael A. Roberto.
Michael A. Roberto, 2010
6
The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy: More Moments of Zen, ...
Is Jon Stewart a philosopher? Can watching The Daily Show make you smarter? Should The Daily Show play such a prominent role in our news culture? Where does "Stephen Colbert" end and Stephen Colbert begin?
‎2013
7
Attachment, Family Conflict, and Vocational Self-concept in ...
Career Indecision Career Decision Scale (CDS; Osipow, Carney, Winer et al., 1976). The CDS is one of the most widely used and well-regarded measures of career decision and indecision that is currently available. The CDS was originally  ...
Angela Eun Kang, 2009
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Radical Indecision: Barthes, Blanchot, Derrida, and the ...
"Radical Indecisionoffers the first sustained exploration of the "undecidable." This comprehensive book breathes new life into the discipline of literary theory and will be essential reading for students and scholars alike.
Leslie Hill, 2010
9
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
Life is such a struggle; indecision over things that other people refer to as trivial results in an awful lot ofinner distress. For instance, ifsomebody at home says, ' We may go shopping tomorrow', or if somebody says, 'We will see what happens',  ...
Anthony Attwood, 2006
10
Stay Or Leave: Six Steps to Resolving Your Relationship ...
SO. YOUR. INDECISION. IS. FINAL? Your reasons to go I don't know why you want to leave your lover. It may be because your partner is: • Now a good friend but nothing more • Emotionally or physically not there for you • Damaging your ...
Beverley Stone, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDECISION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indecision is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEOS | UNA benefiting from PNoy's indecision over standard …
MANILA, Philippines -- President Benigno Aquino III's continued indecision over the administration standard bearer in next year's elections can ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
2
Week Ahead in FX: Back to Fundamentals After Greek Debt Passes …
Five months of indecision and tough negotiations in Europe are coming to an end today with the German parliament vote in favour of starting ... «MarketPulse, Jul 15»
3
More Winners and Losers from Days 1 and 2 of The Contest - Eater NY
After a morning of indecision, drolly documented, David Yee heads to Chinatown to begin his journey by eating with "an unnamed restaurant ... «Eater NY, Jul 15»
4
Richard Nixon — upbeat sweetheart - LA Times
... and wanted to be upbeat; and the fearful, fretful Nixon, who confronted the Watergate scandal with confusion and politically fatal indecision. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
AMD Q2 2015 Financials Fall Short - Tom's Hardware
... a product stumble, OEM indecision, or whatever else that can plague a company, will in fact send AMD to its doom. (This is an exaggeration, ... «Tom's Hardware, Jul 15»
6
Premiers' Embrace of Aboriginal Issues Has Been a Long Time …
It is also obvious that Aboriginal Peoples and communities bear the brunt of political indecision and jurisdictional confusion. Collaborative ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
7
Despite injuries and indecision, Mets still in the hunt - NY Daily News
Terry Collins grumbled Sunday that the Mets were not happy to go into the All-Star break just five games above .500 (52-47) and two games ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
8
DeAndre Jordan indecision helps Matthews, Barea cash in
Frankly, I'm sick of talking about DeAndre Jordan. No, I'm sick of thinking about DeAndre Jordan and what his indecision in free agency has ... «The Smoking Cuban, Jul 15»
9
Azmin's indecision on PAS shows his weakness
The letter writer says to date Azmin has been beating around the bush and seems to be afraid to openly commit to DAP and officially sever ties ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
10
Jonathan Papelbon rips Phillies for indecision
CINCINNATI — Yes, Jonathan Papelbon is still on the Phillies. His 45-minute long public sermon Monday to try to force his way out hasn't ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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