indecision

For some, regret might be slow-brewing indecision that amounts to loss, like not having children.

Laughing, smiling too much or displaying expressions of empathy, disappointment or support at work was interpreted as weakness, immaturity or indecision.

But campaign infighting and indecision on which issues to emphasise ultimately sank her presidential bid.

For months, observers had called his position untenable, partly because of the indecision with which he handled the controversies surrounding him.

“On Ukraine, we could start to see indecision in both Paris and Berlin,” said Matthias Matthijs of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.