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    INCERTITUDE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The state of being unsure of somethingplay

    Synonyms:

    doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("incertitude" is a kind of...):

    cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incertitude"):

    arriere pensee; mental reservation; reservation (an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly)

    distrust; misgiving; mistrust; suspicion (doubt about someone's honesty)

    disbelief; incredulity; mental rejection; skepticism (doubt about the truth of something)

    indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution (doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action)

    peradventure (doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case)

    suspense (an uncertain cognitive state)

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