double-minded

adjective

Of two minds; indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent.

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adjectivedouble-minded (comparative more double-minded, superlative most double-minded)

comparative more double-minded · superlative most double-minded

  1. Of two minds; indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent.

    Although I am usually very decisive, I have been known to be double-minded about little things, like what to wear or where to go and eat.

    2004, Joyce Meyer, In Pursuit of Peace: 21 Ways to Conquer Anxiety, Fear, and Discontentment, →ISBN

    Synonyms: twi-minded

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf two minds; indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent.

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Translations

Bulgarian нерешителен, колеблив
  • нерешителен (nerešitelen)indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent
  • колеблив (kolebliv)indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent
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