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UK
/ʌnsˈɜːtənti/
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[ US /ənˈsɝtənti/ ]
[ US /ənˈsɝtənti/ ]
NOUN
- the state of being unsure of something
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being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
the uncertainty of the outcome
the precariousness of his income
How To Use uncertainty In A Sentence
- The preceding months of wrangling were the cause of a great deal of economic uncertainty.
- The openings came amid fresh political uncertainty in the country. Times, Sunday Times
- By the time the higher elevations are reached, such strange notions as Einsteinian curved space-time and the quantum uncertainty principle, heavy meals indeed, seem not so difficult to digest.
- One's feet were cold and the uncertainty of everything made one yawny but not sleepy.
- His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old.
- Questions involving the environment are particularly prone to uncertainty.
- For some, there was the agony of uncertainty about marital fidelity at home. A Channel of Peace
- Combined with customers who would steer clear of Detroit brands because of uncertainty surrounding maintenance warranties, a messy bankruptcy could have have kicked off a vicious downward spiral that could have ended in liquidation and enormous job losses. Wonk Room » If We Had Let GM Go Bankrupt Last November, We Could Have Lost Another Million Jobs
- Thoughts were directed towards home, but there was also uncertainty about what they might do in Canada and what the government would do for them.
- The move will help to lift a cloud of uncertainty over the industry. Times, Sunday Times