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double-minded

double-minded adjective: of two minds; indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent.

Adjective

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 of double-minded

Forms of double-minded

comparativemore double-minded
superlativemost double-minded

Origin of double-minded

From double + mind + -ed.

Words formed from double-minded

Questions about double-minded

What does double-minded mean?
Double-minded means of two minds; indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent.
What part of speech is double-minded?
Double-minded is an adjective.

Words near double-minded in the dictionary

  1. double-majoring
  2. double-majors
  3. double-manned
  4. double-marking
  5. double-masted
  6. double-minded
  7. double-mindedly
  8. double-mindedness
  9. double-muscled
  10. double-nickel
  11. double-nickeled

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