decision A2 Topic:Law & Government US /dɪˈsɪʒn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #1039 Meanings 1 noun A choice you make after thinking about something. Choosing the right university was a difficult decision. 2 noun An official judgement, especially one made by a court or authority. It is the decision of the court that the appeal be dismissed. 3 noun The ability to make choices firmly and quickly. After agonizing deliberations, they finally acted with decision. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a choice you make after... choice 2 noun · an official judgement,... rulingverdict 3 noun · the ability to make choices... decisiveness Word family Forms decisionsindecision Derived forms co-decisioncounterdecisiondecision-makingdecisionaldecisioningdecisionismdecisionistdecisionlessdecisionmakerindecisionmicrodecisionmisdecision Related forms decidedecisive Common collocations difficult decision Adjective + noun final decision Adjective + noun important decision Adjective + noun right decision Adjective + noun make a decision Verb + noun reach a decision Verb + noun reverse a decision Verb + noun take a decision Verb + noun unanimous decision Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”). *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European dēcīsiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # decision **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɪʒn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 1039 ## Meanings 1. A choice you make after thinking about something. 2. An official judgement, especially one made by a court or authority. 3. The ability to make choices firmly and quickly. ## Examples - Choosing the right university was a difficult decision. - It is the decision of the court that the appeal be dismissed. - After agonizing deliberations, they finally acted with decision. ## Derived Forms - co-decision - counterdecision - decision-making - decisional - decisioning - decisionism - decisionist - decisionless - decisionmaker - indecision - microdecision - misdecision ## Related Forms - decide - decisive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kh₂eyd- - Root: dēcīsiō - Affix: -sion - act ## Etymology Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”). ## AI Etymology decision is derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-, Latin dēcīsiō. Current senses include A choice you make after thinking about something and An official judgement, especially one made by a court or authority. English relatives and later formations include co-decision, counterdecision, decision-making, decide, decisive. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown