uncertainty
NOUN:
1. the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy:
His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
2. an instance of uncertainty, doubt, etc.
3. unpredictability; indeterminacy; indefiniteness.
4. Also called: "uncertainness." the state or condition of being uncertain.
5. an uncertain matter, contingency, etc.
6. the quality or state of being uncertain; doubt.
7. something that is uncertain.
Examples:
There is some uncertainty about the company's future; He accepted the position without hesitation or uncertainty. —Merriam-Webster.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English uncerteynte; see un-1, certainty. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of uncertainty: 14th century. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy:
His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
2. an instance of uncertainty, doubt, etc.
3. unpredictability; indeterminacy; indefiniteness.
4. Also called: "uncertainness." the state or condition of being uncertain.
5. an uncertain matter, contingency, etc.
6. the quality or state of being uncertain; doubt.
7. something that is uncertain.
Examples:
There is some uncertainty about the company's future; He accepted the position without hesitation or uncertainty. —Merriam-Webster.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English uncerteynte; see un-1, certainty. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of uncertainty: 14th century. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.