incertitude
Americannoun
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uncertainty or doubtfulness.
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instability or insecurity.
The incertitude of his position in life caused him to postpone marriage.
noun
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uncertainty; doubt
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a state of mental or emotional insecurity
Etymology
Origin of incertitude
From the Late Latin word incertitūdō, dating back to 1595–1605. See in- 3, certitude
Example Sentences
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Like the TVA in "Loki," "Rick and Morty" treats godly matters and incertitude as equal virtues, and makes pondering our relationship with worship as it relates to religions, systems or individuals, completely entertaining.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021
And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude.
From New York Times • May 27, 2021
He also struggled with his writing process, which was characterized by “a generalized incertitude and a growing incapacity.”
From Fox News • Apr. 24, 2019
He speaks with stuttering incertitude, stammering his way through each question with his eyebrows pointing upward.
From Slate • May 8, 2015
Curiosity on the part of the Opposition and a respectful incertitude on the part of Her Majesty's ministers were the prevailing conditions.
From Shakespeare's England by Winter, William
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