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Meanings of indecisiveness in English

Portuguese
indecisão
Catalan
indeterminació

The trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose.

indecisão
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Examples for "indecision"
Examples for "indecision"
1
The King in the ballad is in a state of virile indecision.
A Miscellany of Men
2
I let him go, the opportunity lost to the paralysis of indecision.
The king of lies
3
The mind of the country was in a pronounced state of indecision.
The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
4
Cohen believes that indecision on Don't Ask, Don't Tell might be pivotal.
Reuters
5
I have walked my floor, deep in thought, in puzzlement, in indecision.
The Agony Column
1
Jean gave vent to a muttered oath in his irresolution and despair.
The Downfall
2
There was a look of mingled irresolution and determination in her face.
Celibates
3
Her slender fingers writhed together in her agony of doubt and irresolution.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
4
Her attitude reflected the state of that mind-itexpressed irresolution and perplexity.
Lady Audley's Secret
5
There is no habit that so grows on the soul as irresolution.
Pushing to the Front
Usage of indecisiveness in English
1
Thus it was only military indecisiveness that postponed the shutdown so long.'
Pandaemonium
2
The original subheading used the word prevarication where indecisiveness was meant.
The Guardian
3
All the indecisiveness of the interchange of guesses and rehearsed impressions was gone.
Over the Pass
4
Despite this apparent indecisiveness, Artyom felt in his bones a threat from it.
Metro 2033
5
At least there could be no accusations of indecisiveness and lack of leadership.
The Irish Times
6
The indecisiveness was gone, replaced instead with pointing, directing, counseling, and tactical planning.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
7
I'm not gonna live in that mode of indecisiveness and passivity.
The new yorker
8
He often canceled an appearance on short notice, either through paranoia or simply indecisiveness.
Mentats of Dune
9
Her piggy eyes dart from witness to her papers in a flurry of indecisiveness.
Wild Justice
10
The indecisiveness, or feebleness, of his movements was more pronounced.
The Sea-Wolf
11
There was a hovering indecisiveness that quickly turned into urgency.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
12
This was aided by Brussels' lukewarm welcome, discriminatory and protectionist practices, and bureaucratic indecisiveness.
The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism
13
Yet it is not just a sense of indecisiveness.
The Irish Times
14
Mired in indecisiveness, he shot for weeks without putting together any kind of coherent narrative.
Reuters
15
Principal is confused by Elizabeth's indecisiveness about her housemanship.
The South African
16
I hate indecisiveness in people; in seasons it's worse.
Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
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Translations for indecisiveness
Portuguese
indecisão
Indecisiveness through the time