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English *noun*: uncertainty
1.	uncertainty (attribute) being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
		Samples	The uncertainty of the outcome. The precariousness of his income.
		Synonyms	precariousness, uncertainness
		Broader (hypernym)	quality
		Narrower (hyponym)	doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuitousness, improbability, improbableness, indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indetermination, question, speculativeness, unpredictability
		Antonyms	sure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion

2.	uncertainty (cognition) the state of being unsure of something
		Synonyms	doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude
		Broader (hypernym)	cognitive state, state of mind
		Narrower (hyponym)	arriere pensee, disbelief, distrust, incredulity, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution, mental rejection, mental reservation, misgiving, mistrust, peradventure, reservation, skepticism, suspense, suspicion
		Antonyms	certainty

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