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Definition of Indecisiveness

1. Noun. Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action. "His indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"

2. Noun. The trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose. "The king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court"

Definition of Indecisiveness

1. n. The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

Definition of Indecisiveness

1. Noun. The condition of being indecisive ¹

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Definition of Indecisiveness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Indecisiveness

indecent liberties indecenter indecentest indecently indeciduate indeciduous indecimable indecipherability indecipherable indecipherably

indecision indecisions indecisive indecisively indecisiveness (current term) indecisivenesses indeclinability indeclinable indeclinables indeclinably

indecomposability indecomposable indecorous indecorously indecorousness indecorum indecorums indeed indeede

Literary usage of Indecisiveness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms by Arthur Helps (1871)
"He will thus escape the anguish of indecisiveness, which is the great drawback upon natures constituted as I have supposed his to be. ..."

2. The Statesman by Henry Taylor (1836)
"indecisiveness will be caeteris paribus most pernicious in affairs which require secrecy ... The pretext for indecisiveness is commonly mature deliberation; ..."

3. A practical treatise on banking by James William Gilbart (1856)
"indecisiveness will be, ceteris parities, most pernicious in affairs which require ... The pretext for indecisiveness is commonly mature deliberation; ..."

4. The Legacy of Vietnam Veterans and Their Families: Survivors of War edited by Dennis K. Rhoades, Michael R. Leaveck, James C. Hudson (1996)
"The child becomes immobilized psychologically and growth for the child is grounded by indecisiveness. Decision Blocker 2: Hopelessness, Depression, ..."

5. Ten Personal Studies by Wilfrid Philip Ward (1908)
"I do not say this paradoxically, but having John Grote in my mind, who certainly retained with the freshness the indecisiveness of youth till the day of his ..."

6. Analyzing Character, the New Science of Judging Men: Misfits in Business by Katherine Melvina Huntsinger Blackford, Arthur Newcomb (1916)
"They realize their own indecisiveness. They are ashamed of it, ... INDICATIONS OF INDECISION These are the indications of indecisiveness: brunette coloring ..."

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