indecisive

See also: indécisive

English

WOTD – 25 August 2009

Etymology

in- +‎ decisive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/
Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)

(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
(of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain
The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

Antonyms

decisive

Derived terms

Related terms

indecision

Translations

not decisive

Armenian: անվճռական (hy) (anvčṙakan), տատանվող (tatanvoł)
Bulgarian: нерешителен (bg) m (nerešitelen), колеблив (bg) m (kolebliv)
Catalan: indecís (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 優柔寡斷的 (zh), 优柔寡断的 (zh) (yōuróuguǎduàn de), 猶豫不決的 (zh), 犹豫不决的 (yóuyùbùjué de)
Czech: nerozhodný, váhavý
Danish: ubeslutsom
Dutch: besluiteloos (nl)
Finnish: päättämätön (fi), jahkaileva (fi), epävarma (fi)
French: indécis (fr) m, indécise (fr) f
German: unschlüssig, unentschlossen

Greek: άβουλος (el) (ávoulos)
Italian: indeciso (it) m
Maori: kōpūrua, whēangaanga
Norwegian Bokmål: ubesluttsom
Occitan: velleïtós, indecís
Polish: niezdecydowany (pl) m
Portuguese: indeciso (pt)
Russian: нереши́тельный (ru) (nerešítelʹnyj)
Spanish: indeciso (es) m, irresoluto m, vacilante (es), inseguro (es) m, titubeante
Swedish: velig (sv), obeslutsam (sv), villrådig (sv), tvehågsen (sv), vankelmodig (sv)

inconclusive or uncertain

Bulgarian: несигурен (bg) m (nesiguren), неизвестен (bg) m (neizvesten), неясен (bg) m (nejasen), неопределен (bg) m (neopredelen)
Dutch: onbeslist (nl)
Finnish: ratkaisematon (fi)
French: incertain (fr) m, incertaine (fr) f
German: unentschlossen

Polish: nierozstrzygnięty m, nierozstrzygający m
Portuguese: indeciso (pt)
Russian: нея́сный (ru) (nejásnyj), неопределённый (ru) (neopredeljónnyj)
Spanish: incierto (es) m
Swedish: osäker (sv)

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