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incertitude

[ in-sur-ti-tood, -tyood ]
/ ɪnˈsɜr tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun

uncertainty or doubtfulness.
instability or insecurity: The incertitude of his position in life caused him to postpone marriage.

RELATED WORDS

insecurity, skepticism, doubt, instability

Nearby words

  1. incept,
  2. inception,
  3. inceptisol,
  4. inceptive,
  5. inceptively,
  6. incessancy,
  7. incessant,
  8. incest,
  9. incestuous,
  10. incestuously

Origin of incertitude

From the Late Latin word incertitūdō, dating back to 1595–1605. See in-3, certitude
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British Dictionary definitions for incertitude

incertitude

/ (ɪnˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

uncertainty; doubt
a state of mental or emotional insecurity
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Word Origin and History for incertitude

incertitude

n.

mid-15c., "variability," from Middle French incertitude (14c.), from Late Latin incertitudinem (nominative incertitudo); see certitude. Incertain "uncertain" and incertainty "uncertainty" also were living words in Middle English.

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