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decision fatigue

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The deteriorating quality of decisions made by a person after a long session of decision making.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 決定疲勞 /决定疲劳 (juédìng píláo) — deteriorating quality of decisions made by a person after a long session of decision making
  • Chinese Mandarin: 選擇困難症 /选择困难症 (xuǎnzé kùnnan zhèng) — deteriorating quality of decisions made by a person after a long session of decision making
  • Finnish: päätösväsymys — deteriorating quality of decisions made by a person after a long session of decision making
  • German: Entscheidungserschöpfung — deteriorating quality of decisions made by a person after a long session of decision making
  • German: Entscheidungsmüdigkeit — deteriorating quality of decisions made by a person after a long session of decision making