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indecisiveness

noun

A tendency to struggle with making clear or firm choices.

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The team's indecisiveness left several simple arrangements unresolved.
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Selecting a title for their reading group produced some hesitancy because members were unsure how the name would sound to newcomers. One organizer's indecisiveness extended beyond that specific concern: she struggled to settle even minor choices after the relevant information was available.
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This entry is part of the vocabulary collection supplied by GlobalRPh. Definitions are concise study meanings. Examples combine original teaching sentences with selected passages adapted from the supplied study notes; their source is labeled beside each example. A word may have additional specialized or historical senses.

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Indecisive (including indecisiveness) - Merriam-Webster

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