Incertitude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being unsure of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɜːɾɪtˌuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɜːtɪtjˌuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɜːtɪtjˌuːd/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɜːɾɪtˌuːd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dubiousness uncertainty doubt doubtfulness dubiety

Antonyms

certainty

Word Forms

doubt	verb	consider unlikely or have doubts about
doubtful	adjective	unsettled in mind or opinion
dubious	adjective	not convinced

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ungewissheit

der Zustand, in dem man sich über etwas unsicher ist

🇪🇸Spanish

incertidumbre

el estado de estar inseguro de algo

🇮🇹Italian

incertezza

lo stato di incertezza su qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

onzekerheid

de staat van onzekerheid over iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

incerteza

o estado de não ter certeza de algo

🇷🇺Russian

неуверенность

состояние неуверенности в чём-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शक

किसी बात को लेकर अनिश्चित होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিশ্চয়তা

কিছু সম্পর্কে অনিশ্চিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற தன்மை

எதையாவது உறுதியாக தெரியாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టత

ఏదో తెలియని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिश्चितता

एखाद्या गोष्टीची खात्री नसण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિતતા

કંઈક વિશે અચોક્કસ હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತತೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿರದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തത

എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉറപ്പില്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਬਾਰੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے یقینی

کسی چیز کے بارے میں یقین نہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不确定性

对某事不确定的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不確かさ

何かがわからない状態

🇰🇷Korean

불확실

뭔가 확신이 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không chắc chắn

trạng thái không chắc chắn về điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่แน่นอน

สถานะของความไม่มั่นใจในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakyakinan

keadaan tidak yakin terhadap sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng katiyakan

ang estado ng pagiging hindi sigurado sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakpastian

keadaan tidak yakin akan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم اليقين

حالة عدم التأكد من شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

عدم اطمینان

حالت عدم اطمینان از چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

kararsızlık

bir şeyden emin olmama durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר וודאות

המצב של לא בטוח במשהו

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