indecisionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/ˌɪn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/also indecisiveness,the state of being unable to make a choice:
A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game.
There is a great deal of indecision about/over how to tackle the problem.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Doubt & ambivalence
- ambivalent
- askance
- be in two minds idiom
- blow hot and cold idiom
- chary
- hem
- hem and haw idiom
- hum
- hum and haw idiom
- indecisive
- insecure
- jury
- shilly-shally
- sit on the fence idiom
- straddle
- tentative
- the jury is (still) out idiom
- unclear
- wobble
- wobbly
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