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incertitude

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in⋅cer⋅ti⋅tude

  [in-sur-ti-tood, -tyood]
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–noun
1. uncertainty or doubtfulness.
2. instability or insecurity: The incertitude of his position in life caused him to postpone marriage.
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL incertitūdō. See in- 3 , certitude
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in·cer·ti·tude   (ĭn-sûr'tĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')   
n.  

  1. Uncertainty.

  2. Absence of confidence; doubt.

  3. Insecurity or instability.

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