indecision
noun
in·de·ci·sion
ˌin-di-ˈsi-zhən 
: a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
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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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TikTok’s unprecedented ban in the U.S. remains in the balance, with politics and judicial indecision keeping 170 million users in a social media limbo land ahead of Sunday’s deadline.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
To be sure, British primary and secondary education has seen some improvements, and after early indecision, the government’s COVID-19 vaccine policy was reasonably effective.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Players are prone to moments of indecision and overreaction.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
While failing to entice apathetic young voters and generating extraordinary indecision, Uruguay's lackluster electoral campaigns steered clear of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere in the world, like in the United States and neighboring Argentina.
—Nayara Batschke The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
To be sure, British primary and secondary education has seen some improvements, and after early indecision, the government’s COVID-19 vaccine policy was reasonably effective.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Players are prone to moments of indecision and overreaction.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
While failing to entice apathetic young voters and generating extraordinary indecision, Uruguay's lackluster electoral campaigns steered clear of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere in the world, like in the United States and neighboring Argentina.
—Nayara Batschke The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecision. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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