Indecisive definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'indecisive' ; 1. (of a person) vacillating; irresolute. 2. ; 1. not decisive; not conclusive or final. 2. ; 2. not decisive or conclusive. a severe ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'indecisive'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× indecisive (ɪndɪsaɪsɪv ) 1. adjective Ifyousaythatsomeoneisindecisive,youmeanthattheyfinditverydifficulttomakedecisions. Michaelwasindecisiveabouthowtodecoratetheroom. Hewascriticisedasaweakandindecisiveleader. Synonyms:hesitating,uncertain,wavering,doubtful MoreSynonymsofindecisive indecisiveness uncountablenoun[oftwithposs]Themayorwascriticizedbyradicalreformersforhisindecisiveness. 2. adjective Anindecisiveresultinacontestorelectionisonewhichisnotclearordefinite. Anindecisiveresultwouldforceasecondroundofvoting. Theoutcomeofthebattlewasindecisive. Synonyms:inconclusive,unclear,undecided,indefinite MoreSynonymsofindecisive COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof indecisive Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'indecisive' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'indecisive' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'boba' HindiTranslationof'indecisive' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency indecisiveinBritishEnglish (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv ) adjective1. (ofaperson)vacillating;irresolute 2. notdecisiveorconclusive CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsindecision(ˌindeˈcision)orindecisiveness(ˌindeˈcisiveness)noun indecisively(ˌindeˈcisively)adverb WordFrequency indecisiveinAmericanEnglish (ˌɪndiˈsaɪsɪv ;ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv ) adjective1.  notdecisive;notconclusiveorfinal 2.  characterizedbyindecision;hesitatingorvacillating Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsindecisively(ˌindeˈcisively) adverb indecisiveness(ˌindeˈcisiveness) noun WordFrequency indecisiveinAmericanEnglish (ˌɪndɪˈsaisɪv) adjective1. characterizedbyindecision,aspersons;irresolute;undecided 2. notdecisiveorconclusive aseverebutindecisivebattle 3. lackingdefinition;vagueorindistinct theindecisiveoutlineofthedistanthills SYNONYMS1.vacillating,hesitant,wavering.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsindecisivelyadverb indecisivenessnoun Wordorigin[1720–30;in-3+decisive] Examplesof'indecisive'inasentence indecisive TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Whoaspirestobemoreindecisive?TheGuardian(2016)It'snotmynormalapproachtobeindecisive.TheGuardian(2018)May'sfailurewasbecauseshewasmeddlingandindecisive.TheGuardian(2019)Ministershavealsoconsistentlybeenslowandindecisiveinissuingpolicies.TheGuardian(2021)Itseemshewasasindecisiveinloveashewasinpainting.TheGuardian(2019)Certainly,itlooksindecisiveonamatterthatplainlyrequiresfirmbutsensitiveaction.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Anindecisivevoteresultedinasix-weeklessoninchurchpolitics.ChristianityToday(2000)Aconfidenceplayerwhocanlookindecisiveonanoffday.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Helooksopportunisticandindecisive.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Iamanindecisiveperson.Bee,HelenTheDevelopingChild(7thedn.)(1995) Trendsof indecisive Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages indecisive BritishEnglish:indecisive /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/ADJECTIVEIfyouareindecisive,youfinditdifficulttomakedecisions.Hewascriticizedasaweakandindecisiveleader.AmericanEnglish:indecisive /ɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/Arabic:غَيْرُحَاسِمٌ BrazilianPortuguese:indeciso Chinese:非决定性的 Croatian:neodlučan Czech:nerozhodný Danish:ubeslutsom Dutch:besluiteloos EuropeanSpanish:indeciso serFinnish:epäröivä French:indécis German:unentschlossen Greek:αναποφάσιστος Italian:indeciso Japanese:優柔不断な Korean:결단성이없는 Norwegian:ubestemt Polish:niezdecydowany EuropeanPortuguese:indeciso Romanian:indecisRussian:нерешительный LatinAmericanSpanish:indeciso Swedish:obeslutsam Thai:ซึ่งลังเลTurkish:kararsız Ukrainian:нерішучийVietnamese:khôngdứtkhoát Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically indecisive indeciduous indecipherable indecision indecisive indecl. indeclinable indecomposable AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'I' Source DefinitionofindecisivefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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