of two minds

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of two minds

phrase in two minds

  1. idiomatic Undecided or unsure; equivocating; conflicted in one's opinions. [Y]ou could not be indifferent to the war, you could not be of two minds about it. And yet—Jimmie Higgins was of two minds! He wanted to beat back the Huns, who had made all this fearful mess; but also he wanted to beat the profiteers who were making messes at home.

    Similar: ambivalent

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prep_phrase undecided or unsure

Françaisindécis, partagé
Русскийв сомнениях v somnenijax

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@misc{of_two_minds_2026,
  title = {of two minds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/of%20two%20minds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}