uncertainty (ʌnˈsɜːtəntɪntɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called
uncertainness the state or condition of being uncertain - an uncertain matter, contingency, etc
Synonyms
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unpredictability,
precariousness,
state of suspense
ambiguity,
unreliability,
fickleness,
inconclusiveness,
chanciness,
changeableness,
=
doubt,
confusion,
dilemma,
misgiving,
qualm,
bewilderment,
quandary,
puzzlement,
perplexity,
mystification,
= unsureness
doubt,
scepticism,
ambivalence,
disquiet,
indecision,
vagueness,
hesitancy,
vacillation,
lack of conviction
irresolution,
dubiety,
doubtfulness,
Translations
- British English:
uncertainty
Uncertainty is a state of doubt about the future or about what is the right thing to do....a time of political uncertainty.ʌnˈsɜːtntɪ NOUN ...a time of political uncertainty.
- Spanish:
incertidumbre
nf
- French:
incertitude
nf
- German:
Ungewissheit
nf
- Chinese: 无确定因素 n
- Arabic: عَدَمُ التَأَكُّد n
- Portuguese: incerteza nf
- Russian: неопределенность nf
- Croatian: neizvjesnost nf
- Czech: nejistota nf
- Danish: uvished nutr
- Dutch: onzekerheid nf
- Finnish: epävarmuus n
- Greek: αβεβαιότητα nf
- Italian: incertezza nf
- Japanese: 不確実 n
- Korean: 불확실 n
- Norwegian: usikkerhet nm
- Polish: niepewność nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: incerteza nf
- European Spanish:
incertidumbre
nf
- Swedish: osäkerhet nutr
- Thai: ความไม่แน่นอน n
- Turkish: belirsizlik adj
- Vietnamese: sự không chắc chắn n
Usage examples
His initial feeling of uncertainty quickly mellowed to one of confidence.
, Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch' (1989)But uncertainty on its provenance and nature hardly prevented 16th century Europeans from developing a taste for turkey.
Country Life (2004)Go cross-border shopping for moods, and you'll find that in the States, the uncertainty over jobs is profound.
Globe and Mail (2003)What they do want, with rising desperation, is an absolute end to uncertainty.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Initially, his religious anxieties seem to have been generated by uncertainty regarding the afterlife.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)