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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
un·cer·tain·ty       [uhn-sur-tn-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1.the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
2.an instance of uncertainty, doubt, etc.
3.unpredictability; indeterminacy; indefiniteness.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME uncerteynte; see un-1, certainty]

1. hesitation, irresolution, indecision, ambivalence.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
un·cer·tain·ty       (ŭn-sûr'tn-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. un·cer·tain·ties
  1. The condition of being uncertain; doubt.
  2. Something uncertain: the uncertainties of modern life.
  3. Statistics The estimated amount or percentage by which an observed or calculated value may differ from the true value.

Synonyms: These nouns refer to the condition of being unsure about someone or something. Uncertainty, the least forceful, merely denotes a lack of assurance or conviction: I regarded my decision with growing uncertainty.
Doubt and dubiety imply a questioning state of mind: "Doubt is part of all religion" (Isaac Bashevis Singer). On this point there can be no dubiety.
Skepticism generally suggests an instinctive or habitual tendency to question and demand proof: "A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic" (James Russell Lowell).
Suspicion is doubt as to the innocence, truth, integrity, honesty, or soundness of someone or something: His furtiveness aroused my suspicions.
Mistrust denotes lack of trust or confidence, as in a person's motives, arising from suspicion: The staff viewed the consultant's hasty recommendations with mistrust.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
uncertainty

noun
1. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income" [ant: certainty
2. the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt] [ant: certainty

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Uncertainty

Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Uncertainties. 1. The quality or state of being uncertain.

2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.

Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange.

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