double-mindedness

noun

The characteristic of being double-minded; vacillation, indecisiveness, or ambivalence.

Meanings

noundouble-mindedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe characteristic of being double-minded; vacillation, indecisiveness, or ambivalence.

    Such a double-minded person is perhaps hardly recognizable in this world, because his double-mindedness not evident inside the world.

    2013, Soren Kierkegaard, The Wisdom of Kierkegaard, →ISBN

    Synonyms: twi-mindedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being double-minded; vacillation, indecisiveness, or ambivalence.

Origin

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APA

double-mindedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-mindedness

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-mindedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-mindedness.

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