decision

¹de·ci·sion

noun \di-ˈsi-zhən\

Definition of DECISION

1

a : the act or process of deciding

b : a determination arrived at after consideration : conclusion <make a decision>

2

: a report of a conclusion <a 5-page decision>

3

: promptness and firmness in deciding : determination <acting with decision>

4

a : win; specifically : a victory in boxing decided on points <a unanimous decision>

b : a win or loss officially credited to a pitcher in baseball <has five wins in eight decisions>

— de·ci·sion·al \-ˈsi-zhnəl, -ˈsi-zhə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of DECISION

1. She announced her decision to go to medical school.
2. Have you made a decision?
3. He based his decision on facts, not emotions.
4. She made a conscious decision to leave the painting unfinished.
5. We need someone who will act with decision even under pressure.
6. The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision brought an end to racial segregation in public schools.

Origin of DECISION

Middle English decisioun, from Middle French, from Latin decision-, decisio, from decidere to decide

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DECISION

Synonyms

award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict

Antonyms

hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation

Related Words

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word; last word, say-so; adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence; choice, option, selection; consensus; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view

Near Antonyms

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

Rhymes with DECISION

abscission, collision, concision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, elysian, envision, excision, incision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, prevision, provision, recision, rescission, revision

²decision

transitive verb

Definition of DECISION

: to win a decision over (a boxing opponent)

First Known Use of DECISION

1943

Rhymes with DECISION

dream vision, misprision, North Frisian, precision, prevision, provision