English-Thai Dictionary

indecision

N ความ ไม่แน่ใจ  ความ ละล้าละลัง  ความลังเล  hesitation vacillation decision kwam-mai-nea-jai

 

indecisive

ADJ ซึ่ง ลังเล  ซึ่ง ละล้าละลัง  ซึ่ง ไม่ เด็ดขาด  ambivalent irresolute decisive sueng-lang-le

 

indecisive

ADJ ที่ ยัง ไม่ได้ ตัดสินใจ แน่นอน  ที่ ยัง ตัดสินใจ ไม่ได้  ยัง ไม่แน่ นอน  irresolute indefinite decisive definite ti-yang-mai-dai-tad-sin-jai-nea-non

 

indecisive

ADJ ที่ ไม่ เด็ดขาด  decisivehesitant ti-mai-ded-kad

 

indecisively

ADV อย่าง ลังเล ไม่ชัด เจน  อย่าง ไม่ เด็ดขาด 

 

indecisiveness

N ความ ไม่ เด็ดขาด ชัดเจน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDECISION

n.s as z. [in and decision. ] Want of decision; want of settled purpose or of firmness in the determinations of the will; a wavering of mind; irresolution.

 

INDECISIVE

a.[in and decisive. ] Not decisive; not bringing to a final close or ultimate issue; as an indecisive battle or engagement; an argument indecisive of the question. 1. Unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

 

INDECISIVELY

adv. Without decision.

 

INDECISIVENESS

n.The state of being undecided; unsettled state; state of not being brought to a final issue.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDECISION

In `de *ci "sion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F.indécision.]

 

Defn: Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation. The term indecision. .. implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it. Shenstone. Indecision. .. is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.

 

INDECISIVE

In `de *ci "sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. indécisif.]

 

1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. Macaulay.

 

2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

 

INDECISIVELY

INDECISIVELY In `de *ci "sive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Without decision.

 

INDECISIVENESS

INDECISIVENESS In `de *ci "sive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

indecision

in de ci sion |ˌindiˈsiZHən ˈˌɪndəˈˌsɪʒən | ▶noun the inability to make a decision quickly. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French indécision, from in- (expressing negation ) + décision, from Latin decisio (n- ), from the verb decidere (see decide ).

 

indecisive

in de ci sive |ˌindiˈsīsiv ˈˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪv | ▶adjective 1 not settling an issue: these experimental results are indecisive. 2 (of a person ) not having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. DERIVATIVES in de ci sive ly adverb, in de ci sive ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

indecision

in |deci |sion |ɪndɪˈsɪʒ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the inability to make a decision quickly. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French indécision, from in- (expressing negation ) + décision, from Latin decisio (n- ), from the verb decidere (see decide ).

 

indecisive

in |deci |sive |ɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪv | ▶adjective 1 not providing a clear and definite result: an indecisive battle. 2 (of a person ) not able to make decisions quickly and effectively. DERIVATIVES indecisively adverb, indecisiveness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

indecision

indecision noun many an opportunity has been lost to indecision: indecisiveness, irresolution, hesitancy, hesitation, tentativeness; ambivalence, doubt, doubtfulness, uncertainty, incertitude; vacillation, wavering, equivocation, second thoughts; shilly-shallying, dithering, temporizing, hemming and hawing, dilly-dallying, sitting on the fence; formal dubiety.

 

indecisive

indecisive adjective 1 an indecisive result: inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, vague; informal up in the air. 2 an indecisive leader: irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak; vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, faltering; ambivalent, divided, blowing hot and cold, of two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn; doubtful, unsure, uncertain; undecided, uncommitted; informal iffy, sitting on the fence, wishy-washy, shilly-shallying, waffling, waffly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

indecision

indecision noun she was rooted to the spot, torn by indecision: indecisiveness, irresolution, irresoluteness, lack of resolution, hesitancy, hesitation, tentativeness; ambivalence, doubt, doubtfulness, unsureness, uncertainty; vacillation, equivocation, oscillation, wavering, teetering, fluctuation, faltering, second thoughts; delay, hanging back, waiting, shilly-shallying, dithering, stalling, temporizing, temporization; Brit. havering, humming and hawing; Scottish swithering; informal dilly-dallying, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence; rare dubiety, incertitude, cunctation. ANTONYMS decision, decisiveness.

 

indecisive

indecisive adjective 1 these experimental results are indecisive: inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, contradictory, ambivalent, conflicting, confusing, two-edged, double-edged, paradoxical; informal up in the air. ANTONYMS decisive. 2 he came across as a weak, indecisive leader: irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak; vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, shilly-shallying; ambivalent, divided, in two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn; doubtful, unsure, uncertain; undecided, uncommitted, unresolved, undetermined; informal iffy, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence. ANTONYMS decisive.

 

Duden Dictionary

indeciso

in de ci so Adverb Musik |ɪndeˈt͜ʃiːzo |lateinisch-italienisch unbestimmt Vortragsanweisung

 

French Dictionary

indécis

indécis , ise adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui n ’arrive pas à se décider. : Des clients indécis. SYNONYME hésitant ; incertain ; perplexe .

 

indécision

indécision n. f. nom féminin Hésitation. : Cette personne est dans l ’indécision, elle n ’arrive pas à faire un choix. SYNONYME incertitude ; irrésolution ; perplexité .

 

Spanish Dictionary

indecisión

indecisión nombre femenino Falta de decisión :lo que me saca de quicio es su indecisión; se aprovechaban de su indecisión para obligarlo a hacer siempre lo que a ellos les apetecía .

 

indeciso, -sa

indeciso, -sa adjetivo 1 Que está pendiente de decisión :fallo indeciso .2 Que carece de firmeza o seguridad :con una actitud indecisa nunca conseguirás tus objetivos .ANTÓNIMO decidido .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que adolece de indecisión :no se movió todavía, indeciso entre la tentación de no llegar a saber la procedencia del murmullo y la acongojante necesidad de descubrirlo .ANTÓNIMO decidido .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

indecision

in de ci sion /ɪ̀ndɪsɪ́ʒ (ə )n /名詞 U 優柔不断, 不決断 ; 躊躇 （ちゆうちよ ）.

 

indecisive

in de ci sive /ɪ̀ndɪsáɪsɪv /形容詞 1 決定的でない ; どっちつかずの ▸ a severe but indecisive battle 激しい勝負のつかない戦い ▸ an indecisive answer どっちつかずの返事 2 〈人が 〉 «…について » 決断力のない, 優柔不断の «about » .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞