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- pronunciation:
- dih
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of deciding, or the judgement, choice, or resolution that one has come to after considering a matter.
I can't answer that yet; I'm still in the middle of decision.They've finally made the decision to get married.Have you made any decision about taking that job?Moving here was your decision, not mine.- synonyms:
- conclusion, determination, finding, judgment, settlement, verdict
- similar words:
- arbitration, election, resolution, ruling, sentence, volition, will
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| definition 2: |
the quality of determination or resolution.
They accepted the challenge with firm decision.- synonyms:
- determination, firmness, perseverance, purpose, resolution, resolve, will power
- antonyms:
- dubiety, indecision
- similar words:
- grit, persistence, tenacity, will
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| related words: |
choice, disposition, judgment, option, verdict, word |
adjective + (n.)decision
administrative,
agonizing,
appellate,
arbitrary,
conscious,
controversial,
crucial,
curricular,
day-to-day,
deliberate,
difficult,
ethical,
fateful,
final,
hasty,
informed,
instructional,
intelligent,
judicial,
momentous,
operational,
questionable,
rational,
risky,
shared,
snap,
split,
strategic,
tactical,
tough,
ultimate,
unanimous,
unilateral,
unpopular,
wise
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verb + (n.)decision
affirm, announce, appeal, applaud, await, defer, delay, guide, influence, inform, make, overrule, overturn, postpone, reconsider, regret, render, respect, reverse
(n.)decision
+ verb
affect, base, bind, legalize, prosecute, uphold
noun + (n.)decision
allocation, buying, court, health-care, hiring, investment, judge, landmark, personnel, placement, purchasing, solving, tenure, zoning
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| derivation: |
decisional (adj.) |
The word decision
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
cis, cid1, -cide
Latin
root
that means to cut, to kill
Example words:
bactericide, concise, decide, decision, decisive, ecocide, excise, fratricide, fungicide, genocide, germicide, herbicide, homicide, incision, incisive, incisor, infanticide, insecticide, matricide, parricide, patricide, precise, precision, regicide, suicide, tyrannicide, vermicide
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