INDECISIVENESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does indecisiveness mean?
• INDECISIVENESS (noun)
The noun INDECISIVENESS has 2 senses:
1. doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
2. the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
Familiarity information: INDECISIVENESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INDECISIVENESS (noun)
Meaning:
Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution
Context example:
his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
Hypernyms ("indecisiveness" is a kind of...):
doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indecisiveness"):
hesitation; vacillation; wavering (indecision in speech or action)
Meaning:
The trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
indecision; indecisiveness
Context example:
the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
Hypernyms ("indecisiveness" is a kind of...):
irresoluteness; irresolution (the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose)
Antonym:
decisiveness (the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose)
