incertitude

in·cer·ti·tude

noun \(ˌ)in-ˈsər-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of INCERTITUDE

: uncertainty:

a : absence of assurance or confidence : doubt

b : the quality or state of being unstable or insecure

Examples of INCERTITUDE

1. <a growing incertitude about the honesty of the housekeeper they had just hired>

Origin of INCERTITUDE

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin incertitudo, from Latin in- + Late Latin certitudo certitude

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INCERTITUDE

Synonyms

distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], doubt, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty

Antonyms

assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, sureness, surety, trust

Related Words

disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; anxiety, concern, paranoia, wariness; compunction, niggle [chiefly British], qualm, scruple, tremor

Near Antonyms

credence, faith

Rhymes with INCERTITUDE

beatitude, correctitude, decrepitude, disquietude, exactitude, inaptitude, ineptitude, infinitude, ingratitude, inquietude, natural food, senectitude, similitude, solicitude, vicissitude