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A lack of firmness of character or purpose
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indecisiveness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" [syn: indecision , irresolution ] the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indecisiveness \In`de*ci"sive*ness\, n. The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The condition of being indecisive
Usage examples of indecisiveness.
Witness Party to point out their weakness and indecisiveness during the approaches to the next Acclamation.
There is almost no research with common compulsions, such as perfectionism, indecisiveness, rule-boundness, stinginess, workaholism, etc.
However, as he knows us, we also know him, know of his frequently overcautious nature, of his occasional indecisiveness, of his penchant for turnabouts and betrayals, of his vanity and arrogance.
I walked out of the city by way of a water meadow to North Hinksey and onwards towards Boar's Hill through an area called, with curious indecisiveness, Chilswell Valley or Happy Valley.