“an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill”
adjective
not definitely settling something
“a long and indecisive war”
adjective
not clearly defined
“indecisive boundaries running through mountains”
Word Forms
indecisiveness
noun
doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unentschlossen
gekennzeichnet durch mangelnde Entschlossenheit und Festigkeit
🇫🇷French
indécis
caractérisé par un manque de décision et de fermeté
🇪🇸Spanish
indeciso
caracterizado por la falta de decisión y firmeza
🇮🇹Italian
indeciso
caratterizzato da mancanza di decisione e fermezza
🇳🇱Dutch
besluiteloos
gekenmerkt door gebrek aan besluitvaardigheid en vastberadenheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
indeciso
caracterizado pela falta de decisão e firmeza
🇷🇺Russian
нерешительный
характеризуется отсутствием решительности и твердости
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दुविधा में पड़ा हुआ
निर्णय और दृढ़ता की कमी की विशेषता
🇧🇩Bengali
সিদ্ধান্তহীন
সিদ্ধান্ত এবং দৃঢ়তার অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
தீர்மானமற்ற
முடிவு மற்றும் உறுதியற்ற தன்மையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
అనిశ్చిత
నిర్ణయం మరియు దృఢత్వం లేకపోవడం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
अनिर्णय
निर्णय आणि दृढता अभाव द्वारे दर्शविले
🇮🇳Gujarati
અનિર્ણાયક
નિર્ણય અને મક્કમતાના અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ
ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ಮತ್ತು ದೃಢತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനിശ്ചിതമായ
തീരുമാനത്തിൻ്റെയും ദൃഢതയുടെയും അഭാവമാണ് സവിശേഷത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ
ਫੈਸਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر فیصلہ کن
فیصلہ اور مضبوطی کی کمی کی طرف سے خصوصیات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
优柔寡断
缺乏决心和坚定性
🇯🇵Japanese
優柔不断な
決断力と堅実さの欠如が特徴
🇰🇷Korean
우유부단한
결단력과 확고함의 부족을 특징으로 함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thiếu quyết đoán
đặc trưng bởi sự thiếu quyết đoán và vững chắc
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่แน่ใจ
โดดเด่นด้วยการขาดการตัดสินใจและความหนักแน่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
ragu
ditandai dengan kurangnya keputusan dan ketegasan
🇵🇭Filipino
walang katiyakan
nailalarawan sa kawalan ng desisyon at katatagan
🇲🇾Malay
tidak pasti
dicirikan oleh kekurangan keputusan dan ketegasan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير حاسم
تتميز بعدم اتخاذ القرار والحزم
🇮🇷Persian
بلاتکلیف
با عدم تصمیم گیری و قاطعیت مشخص می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
kararsız
Kararsızlık ve kararlılık eksikliği ile karakterize edilen
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְהַסֵס
מאופיין בחוסר החלטה ותקיפות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'indecisive'?
The primary meaning of 'indecisive' is 'characterized by lack of decision and firmness'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'indecisive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'indecisive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'indecisive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'indecisive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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