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

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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