All 3 Uses of
indecision
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Burris seemed to be afraid of a child half his height, and Miss Caroline took advantage of his indecision: "Burris, go home."
p. 31.0indecision = slowness in making a decision
- I was debating whether to stand there or run, and tarried in indecision a moment too long: I turned to flee but Uncle Jack was quicker.
p. 96.7 *indecision = leaving a decision unmade due to uncertainty
- Jem's face showed brief indecision on the ethics of withholding his own dime, but his innate courtesy won and he shifted his dime to his pocket.
p. 136.9indecision = uncertainty resulting in not making a decision
Definition:
leaving a decision unmade due to uncertainty; or a general tendency to leave decisions unmade