DECISION

decision, determination, conclusion

(noun) the act of making up your mind about something; “the burden of decision was his”; “he drew his conclusions quickly”

decisiveness, decision

(noun) the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; “a man of unusual decisiveness”

decision, determination, conclusion

(noun) a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; “a decision unfavorable to the opposition”; “his conclusion took the evidence into account”; “satisfied with the panel’s determination”

decision

(noun) the outcome of a game or contest; “the team dropped three decisions in a row”

decision

(noun) (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; “had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

decision (countable and uncountable, plural decisions)

The act of deciding.

A choice or judgement.

(uncountable) Firmness of conviction.

(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.

(baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.

Usage notes

• (choice or judgment): Most often, to decide something is to make a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with destination or conclusion, such as reach, come to, and arrive at can also be used with decision; these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to take a decision rather than make one.

• See Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words.

• Adjectives often applied to "decision": important, difficult, big, tough, bad, informed, easy, personal, smart, poor, good, quick, major, strategic, wise, serious, hard, stupid, hasty, responsible, complex, prudent, deliberate, significant, collective, delayed, challenging, careful, foolish, small, rash, thoughtful, slow, clever, forced, uninformed.

Verb

decision (third-person singular simple present decisions, present participle decisioning, simple past and past participle decisioned)

(boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout

Anagrams

• coin dies, iconised

Source: Wiktionary

De*ci"sion, n. Etym: [L. decisio, fr. decidere, decisum: cf. F. décision. See Decide.]

1. Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

2. The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion. The decision of some dispute. Atterbury.

3. An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.

4. The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.

Syn.

– Decision, Determination, Resolution. Each of these words has two meanings, one implying the act of deciding, determining, or resolving; and the other a habit of mind as to doing. It is in the last sense that the words are here compared. Decision is a cutting short. It implies that several courses of action have been presented to the mind, and that the choice is now finally made. It supposes, therefore, a union of promptitude and energy. Determination is the natural consequence of decision. It is the settling of a thing with a fixed purpose to adhere. Resolution is the necessary result in a mind which is characterized by firmness. It is a spirit which scatters (resolves) all doubt, and is ready to face danger or suffering in carrying out one's determinations. Martin Luther was equally distinguished for his prompt decision, his steadfast determination, and his inflexible resolution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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