Both Uses of
indecision
in
The Idiot
- Only the prince stopped behind for a moment, as though in indecision; and Evgenie Pavlovitch lingered too, for he had not collected his scattered wits.†
Chpt 3.2 *
- One fact stood out certain and clear, and that was that poor Aglaya must be in a state of great distress and indecision and mental torment ("from jealousy," the prince whispered to himself).†
Chpt 4.6
Definition:
leaving a decision unmade due to uncertainty; or a general tendency to leave decisions unmade