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incertitude

UK/in'sә:titju:d/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

(formal, rare) Uncertainty; a state of doubt or hesitation.

(正式,少用)不确定;疑惑。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
in-not, opposite of
+
certicertain, sure, determined, fixed
+
-tudestate, condition
=incertitude

in- ('not') + certitude = 'the state of not being certain.' A formal, uncommon word; in ordinary English use uncertainty instead. See certitude.

Root cert still carries 11 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The report described a mood of political incertitude.

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