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• n  doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
• n  the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
  the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court

• On Monday the Pentagon, in its quarterly Iraq report, noted the obvious: Iraqi politicians' "indecisiveness and inaction" are sapping what little credibility the government has left.
• He thinks the real problem was indecisiveness.
• But after seven days of aerial bombardment and much grumbling in the Israeli military about indecisiveness on the part of the political leadership the order finally came on .

• indecision
• irresolution

• decisiveness
• decision

News & Articles

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• Doc Rivers had his right to think about other possibilities but the Celtics may be the best choice
  The indecisiveness of coach Doc Rivers has forced the Celtics to pursue other options for their short-term and long-term future.        
  June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe

Quotes

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• Ted Thompson in International Herald Tribune
  He mentioned several things where you could tell there's always indecisiveness,Thompson said. "He's wondering if he made the right decision. I think that's normal."
• John Cornyn in AFP
  At some point, deliberation begins to look more like indecisiveness which then becomes a way of emboldening our enemies,Cornyn said on CBS.
• Diane Keaton in Salt Lake Tribune
  I wanted to be in a good relationship . . . [but that] never happened for me, and that prolonged my indecisiveness,said Keaton, who celebrates her 62nd birthday Saturday. "So I plunged in."