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double-minded

[ duhb-uhl-mahyn-did ]

adjective

  1. wavering or undecided in mind.


double-minded

adjective

  1. rare.
    undecided; vacillating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌdouble-ˈmindedness, noun
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Other Words From

  • double-minded·ly adverb
  • double-minded·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of double-minded1

First recorded in 1545–55
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Example Sentences

Well, if you’re honest with yourself, he’s a double-minded person.

“I was a very double-minded person, as all Soviets were,” Lebedev said.

Mr. Comey looked to me both embarrassed and double-minded.

“I am double-minded,” he said.

Page 23: "You are here commanded to be obedient, 'in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ:' that is, do not be double-minded, professing to be one thing, but really being another; but, in your duty to your master, have a single heart; an honest, upright, and true heart, as unto Christ; knowing that he sees your heart, and will not be pleased with double-dealing."

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