Irresoluteness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɹˈɛzəlˌuːtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈɛzəlˌuːtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈɛzəlˌuːtnəs/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪɹˈɛzəlˌuːtnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

irresolution

Antonyms

resoluteness

Word Forms

irresolute

adjective

uncertain how to act or proceed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unentschlossenheit

die Eigenschaft, unentschlossen zu sein; es mangelt an Zielstrebigkeit

🇫🇷French

irrésolu

le trait d'être indécis; manque de fermeté d'intention

🇪🇸Spanish

irresolución

el rasgo de ser indeciso; falta de firmeza de propósito

🇮🇹Italian

irresolutezza

il tratto di essere irresoluto; mancando di fermezza di intenti

🇳🇱Dutch

besluiteloosheid

de eigenschap besluiteloos te zijn; het ontbreekt aan vastberadenheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

indecisão

a característica de ser indeciso; falta de firmeza de propósito

🇷🇺Russian

нерешительность

черта нерешительности; не хватает твердости цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिश्चय

दृढ़निश्चयी होने का गुण; उद्देश्य की दृढ़ता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সিদ্ধান্তহীনতা

অপ্রতিরোধ্য হওয়ার বৈশিষ্ট্য; উদ্দেশ্য দৃঢ়তার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற தன்மை

உறுதியற்ற தன்மை; நோக்கத்தின் உறுதி இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిశ్చలత

అపరిష్కృతంగా ఉండే లక్షణం; ప్రయోజనం యొక్క దృఢత్వం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविचारीपणा

अविचारी असण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य; उद्देशाच्या दृढतेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિતતા

અવિચારી હોવાનો લક્ષણ; હેતુની મક્કમતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟತೆ

ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟತೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ; ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ದೃಢತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തത

നിശ്ചയമില്ലാത്ത സ്വഭാവം; ഉദ്ദേശ ദൃഢത ഇല്ലാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ

ਅਨਿਯਮਤ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ; ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

غیر متزلزل ہونے کی خصوصیت؛ مقصد کی مضبوطی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优柔寡断

优柔寡断的特质；缺乏坚定的目标

🇯🇵Japanese

決断力のなさ

決断力がないという特性。目的意識がしっかりしていない

🇰🇷Korean

결단력 없음

결단력이 없는 특성; 목적의 확고함이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thiếu kiên quyết

đặc điểm thiếu quyết đoán; thiếu mục đích vững chắc

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เด็ดเดี่ยว

ลักษณะเป็นคนไม่เด็ดเดี่ยว ขาดความแน่วแน่ในจุดมุ่งหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaktegasan

sifat tidak tegas; kurang keteguhan tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-katiyakan

ang katangian ng pagiging irresolute; kulang sa katatagan ng layunin

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaktegasan

sifat tidak tegas; kurang ketegasan tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التردد

سمة التردد. تفتقر إلى ثبات الهدف

🇮🇷Persian

بی تصمیمی

ویژگی بی اراده بودن؛ عدم استحکام هدف

🇹🇷Turkish

irade yitimi

kararsız olma özelliği; amacın sağlamlığından yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר החלטיות

התכונה של חוסר החלטיות; חסר תקיפות של מטרה

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