The state of being unsure of something.
synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty.
Roget 475:
uncertainty,
incertitude,
doubt;
doubtfulness
etc.
adj.;
dubiety,
dubitation†,
dubitancy†,
dubitousness†.
hesitation,
suspense;
perplexity,
embarrassment,
dilemma,
bewilderment;
timidity
etc.
(fear)
860;
vacillation
etc.
605;
diaporesis†,
indetermination.
vagueness
etc.
adj.;
haze,
fog;
obscurity
etc.
(darkness)
421;
ambiguity
etc.
(double meaning)
520;
contingency,
dependence,
dependency,
double contingency,
possibility upon a possibility;
open question
etc.
(question)
461;
onus probandi [Lat.];
blind bargain,
pig in a poke,
leap in the dark,
something or other;
needle in a haystack,
needle in a bottle of hay;
roving commission.
precariousness
etc.
adj.;
fallibility.
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Dutch: aarzeling, onzekerheid, twijfel, weifeling
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