Incertain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɜːʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɜːtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɜːtən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɜːʔn̩/.

Examples

uncertain of his convictions
unsure of himself and his future
moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unsure uncertain

Antonyms

sure certain

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

“uncertain of his convictions”

Word Forms

uncertainness

noun

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

Mangel an Vertrauen oder Sicherheit fehlt oder darauf hindeutet

🇪🇸Spanish

incierto

falta o indica falta de confianza o seguridad

🇮🇹Italian

incerto

carente o indicante mancanza di fiducia o garanzia

🇳🇱Dutch

onzeker

ontbreekt of wijst op een gebrek aan vertrouwen of zekerheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

incerto

faltando ou indicando falta de confiança ou segurança

🇷🇺Russian

неуверенный

отсутствие или указание на отсутствие уверенности или уверенности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निश्चित ही

आत्मविश्वास या आश्वासन की कमी या कमी का संकेत

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিশ্চিত

অভাব বা আস্থা বা আশ্বাসের অভাব নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிச்சயமற்ற

நம்பிக்கை அல்லது உறுதியின்மை இல்லாதது அல்லது குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనిశ్చితంగా

విశ్వాసం లేదా భరోసా లేకపోవడం లేదా సూచించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिश्चित

आत्मविश्वास किंवा आश्वासनाचा अभाव किंवा अभाव दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિત

અભાવ અથવા આત્મવિશ્વાસ અથવા ખાતરીનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ

ಕೊರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಭರವಸೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പില്ലാത്ത

ആത്മവിശ്വാസത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉറപ്പിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر یقینی

اعتماد یا یقین دہانی کی کمی یا اس کی نشاندہی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不确定的

缺乏或表明缺乏信心或保证

🇯🇵Japanese

確信する

自信や確信が欠けている、または欠けていることを示す

🇰🇷Korean

불확실하다

자신감이나 확신이 부족하거나 부족함을 나타냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chắc chắn

thiếu hoặc cho thấy sự thiếu tự tin hoặc đảm bảo

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แน่นอน

ขาดหรือบ่งบอกถึงการขาดความมั่นใจหรือความมั่นใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak pasti

kurang atau menunjukkan kurangnya keyakinan atau jaminan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang katiyakan

kulang o nagpapahiwatig ng kawalan ng tiwala o katiyakan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak pasti

kurang atau menunjukkan kekurangan keyakinan atau jaminan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤكد

عدم وجود أو إشارة إلى عدم الثقة أو الضمان

🇮🇷Persian

نامطمئن

فاقد یا نشان دهنده عدم اعتماد یا اطمینان است

🇹🇷Turkish

belirsiz

güven veya güvence eksikliği veya eksikliğini gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

בטוח

חסר או מעיד על חוסר אמון או ביטחון

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