indecision

Word family  noun decision indecision adjective decided ≠ undecided decisive ≠ indecisive verb decide adverb decidedly decisively ≠ indecisively

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·de·ci·sion /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]  DECIDEthe state of being unable to decide what to do 犹豫¸决；无决断能力；优柔寡断 There were weeks of indecision about who would go and when. 关于谁去和什么时候去的问题几个星期以来一直悬而未决。

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indecision• We do not have the right to find retreat in earnest indecision.• Her indecision made her sweat; her armpits felt clammy under her raincoat and the palms of her hands were moist.• There would be no passes this time, no indecision.• We finally bought the house after months of indecision.• I study the amber until the waves of indecision and conflict about leaving Joe and the house recede.• And they wandered for 40 years in the wilderness of indecision.• The Republicans' indecision over how to proceed stemmed from election-year dynamics.• For some months, Joan moved in some indecision between her home and Richard's.• But it's the indecision, not knowing when and how.

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indecision
in‧de‧ci‧sion /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/ noun [uncountable]the state of being unable to decide what to do:
    There were weeks of indecision about who would go and when.

in·deci·sionBrE /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒn/ 🔊 (also less frequent in·deci·sive·ness) noun [uncountable] the state of being unable to decide 无决断力；优柔寡断◆After a moment's indecision, he said yes. 他犹豫片刻之后答应了。🔊🔊  ➡  compare decision