Uncertainty - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʌnˈsɜːrtntɪ|  American pronunciation of the word uncertainty
Brit.  |ʌnˈsɜːt(ə)ntɪ|  British pronunciation of the word uncertainty

noun

- being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance (syn: precariousness)
the uncertainty of the outcome
- the state of being unsure of something (syn: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, incertitude)

Extra examples

There is some uncertainty about the company's future.

He accepted the position without hesitation or uncertainty.

The name of the winner was kept a profound secret, and to this day it is a matter of uncertainty.

There was no uncertainty about the matter.

There is still some uncertainty as to whether they are coming.

Times of great change are also times of uncertainty.

There is a great deal of uncertainty about the company's future.

There is uncertainty over who will be responsible for marketing the oil in Iraq.

There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the decision.

He wandered out again, in a perfect bog of uncertainty.

The policy changes have caused great uncertainty for the workforce.

Her confidence was merely a pose to hide her uncertainty.

Recession in the country has run its course and left an aftermath of uncertainty.

Word forms

noun
singular: uncertainty
plural: uncertainties
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