Unsure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking self-confidence

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnʃˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnʃˈʊəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnʃˈʊəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnʃˈʊɹ/.

Examples

stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
problems that call for bold not timid responses
a very unsure young man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncertain incertain diffident shy timid

Antonyms

confident sure certain

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking self-confidence “stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
adjective	lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance “uncertain of his convictions”

Word Forms

diffidence	noun	lack of self-confidence
shyness	noun	a feeling of fear of embarrassment
timidness	noun	fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
uncertainness	noun	being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsicher

mangelndes Selbstvertrauen

🇫🇷French

incertain

manque de confiance en soi

🇪🇸Spanish

inseguro

falta de confianza en uno mismo

🇮🇹Italian

incerto

privo di fiducia in se stessi

🇳🇱Dutch

onzeker

gebrek aan zelfvertrouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

inseguro

falta de autoconfiança

🇷🇺Russian

неуверенный

не хватает уверенности в себе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिश्चित

आत्मविश्वास की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিশ্চিত

আত্মবিশ্বাসের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியாக தெரியவில்லை

தன்னம்பிக்கை இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖచ్చితంగా తెలియదు

ఆత్మవిశ్వాసం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिश्चित

आत्मविश्वासाचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અચોક્કસ

આત્મવિશ્વાસનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പില്ല

ആത്മവിശ്വാസക്കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨਨ

ਸਵੈ-ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر یقینی

خود اعتمادی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不确定

缺乏自信

🇯🇵Japanese

わからない

自信がない

🇰🇷Korean

불안정한

자신감이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chắc chắn

thiếu tự tin

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แน่ใจ

ขาดความมั่นใจในตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak yakin

kurang percaya diri

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sigurado

kulang sa tiwala sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

tidak pasti

kurang keyakinan diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متأكد

تفتقر إلى الثقة بالنفس

🇮🇷Persian

نامطمئن

عدم اعتماد به نفس

🇹🇷Turkish

emin değilim

özgüven eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא בטוח

חסר ביטחון עצמי

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