irresoluteness

noun

Definition of irresolutenessnext
as in indecision

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresoluteness
  1. indecision
  2. hesitation
  3. inhibition
  4. anxiety
  5. embarrassment
  6. fear
  7. panic
  8. concern
Noun
  • While failing to entice apathetic young voters and generating extraordinary indecision, Uruguay's lackluster electoral campaigns steered clear of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere in the world, like in the United States and neighboring Argentina.
    NAYARA BATSCHKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Barron is a good skater with a decent shot and strong offensive instincts, but his game in his own end has suffered from moments of indecision and a lack of assertiveness in killing plays, leading to extended shifts in the defensive zone.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of indecision
Noun
  • For example, a financial services organization rolling out a new product and working to generate sales using only CRM data might overlook early signs of buyer hesitation.
    Eilon Reshef, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The common signs of vision loss include bumping into objects, difficulty finding food or toys, hesitation with jumping, anxiety, clinginess, or even aggression due to vulnerability.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of hesitation
Noun
  • Two of them were responsible for overexpression in the cellular differentiation process, while one was responsible for inhibition.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibition ameliorates tau toxicity via enhanced tau secretion.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhibition
Noun
  • Studies point to lower grades and higher rates of car accidents, athletic injuries, risky behaviors, substance abuse, obesity, depression, and anxiety.
    Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
  • No place does this mix of anxiety and forward-looking techno-evangelism spring forth more profusely than at CES.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of anxiety
Noun
  • Some warned that British forces were vulnerable to the same embarrassment as their American allies, who were tarred in 2010 by the leaking of military logs documenting six years of the Afghanistan war by WikiLeaks, the antisecrecy group established by Julian Assange.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The irony, of course, is that the source of the embarrassment is Trump.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of embarrassment
Noun
  • Over the course of 24 hours, the pair discuss fellow luminaries, navigate existential fears, and reflect on the joys and struggles of being an artist.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Two donors traveling with the program faced a deeper fear, grappling with the reality that their home in the fire zone might not withstand the flames — a fear later confirmed.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of fear
Noun
  • David Ornstein has been activated and all of The Athletic’s club reporters are on the case as your team makes that shrewd addition/flamboyantly overpays for a panic buy/makes that weird loan signing to keep an agent sweet.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • As Kinch went to retrieve it, Williams felt panic grip his chest.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of panic
Noun
  • The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, tasked with a review of the potential acquisition, shared concerns about the national security risks posed by the loss of the country's second-largest steel producer.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Quantum Computer Cryptography: As new projects begin to get funding in 2025, what security concerns will arise?
    John Bruggeman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of concern
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Thesaurus Entries Near irresoluteness

irresolute

irresoluteness

irresolution

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