uncertainty

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
  2. noun the state of being unsure of something

Etymology

From Middle English uncerteynte; equivalent to un- + certainty or uncertain + -ty.

In classic literature

Synonyms

uncertainness, precariousness

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