indecision
noun
in·de·ci·sion
ˌin-di-ˈsi-zhən 
: a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
Examples of indecision in a Sentence
They were paralyzed by indecision.
her indecision about where to go for dinner, while everyone was getting hungrier by the minute, was frustrating
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Instead, even after Democrats realized Biden’s campaign couldn’t continue, the party faced nearly a month of indecision.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
This moment of indecision allows Palacios to find Wirtz with space to carry the ball.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025
In this Earth sign, Mercury isn’t prone to indecision or rushing to make conclusions.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 May 2025
As with conventional war strategists, nuclear planners have focused on speed and brilliantly executed opening moves, with the aim of taking out the enemy’s means of retaliation and eliminating its leadership, or at least alarming and confusing it to generate a paralysis of indecision.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
This moment of indecision allows Palacios to find Wirtz with space to carry the ball.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025
In this Earth sign, Mercury isn’t prone to indecision or rushing to make conclusions.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 May 2025
As with conventional war strategists, nuclear planners have focused on speed and brilliantly executed opening moves, with the aim of taking out the enemy’s means of retaliation and eliminating its leadership, or at least alarming and confusing it to generate a paralysis of indecision.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecision. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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indecision
noun
in·de·ci·sion
ˌin-di-ˈsizh-ən
: slowness or trouble in making up one's mind
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