uncertainty
/ʌnˈsɜːtnti/noun
उच्चारण अन्सर्ट्न्टी
अनिश्चितता
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the state of being uncertain
अनिश्चितता
- There is uncertainty about the exam date.
- The sudden rain increased uncertainty about the match.
- There is great uncertainty over when the new bridge will open.
+ 2 more examples
- The students lived with uncertainty until the results were announced.
- Political uncertainty has made investors cautious this year.
Synonyms doubt unpredictability indecision ambiguity insecurity
Opposite certainty sureness confidence predictability
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
uncertainty (uncountable) / uncertainties
Uncertainty is the state of not being sure; it is uncountable in general, but uncertainties is used for particular doubts.
Uncertainty अनिश्चितता की अवस्था है; सामान्य रूप में uncountable है, पर विशेष संदेहों के लिए 'uncertainties' आता है।
- There is great uncertainty about the results.
- The plan has many uncertainties.
uncertainty about / over / as to sth
Use about, over or as to for the matter that is uncertain.
जिस बात पर अनिश्चितता हो उसके लिए about, over या as to का प्रयोग होता है।
- There is uncertainty over the exam date.
- Uncertainty as to who will lead the team continues.
uncertainty + whether / how
A noun clause with whether or a wh-word can follow to say what is unknown.
क्या अज्ञात है, यह बताने के लिए whether या wh-word वाला noun clause आ सकता है।
- The uncertainty whether the train would run worried everyone.
in a state of uncertainty / in uncertainty
A person lives, waits or remains in uncertainty; the phrase takes no article.
व्यक्ति अनिश्चितता में रहता, प्रतीक्षा करता या बना रहता है; इस वाक्यांश में article नहीं लगता।
- The students waited in uncertainty for the result.
+Collocations 4
adjective + uncertainty
greateconomicpoliticalgrowingconsiderable
- Economic uncertainty made people save more.
verb + uncertainty
createreduceremovefacecause
- The late notice created uncertainty among candidates.
uncertainty + prepositional
aboutoversurroundingregardingas to
- The uncertainty surrounding the exam date worried students.
noun + of + uncertainty
a period ofa state ofa climate ofa sense of
- The country faced a period of uncertainty.
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- There was uncertainty in the market after the budget.
बजट के बाद बाज़ार में अनिश्चितता रही।
- Radhika could not hide her uncertainty about the career choice.
राधिका अपने करियर चुनाव को लेकर अपनी अनिश्चितता छिपा नहीं सकी।
- The uncertainties of farming depend on the monsoon.
खेती की अनिश्चितताएँ मानसून पर निर्भर करती हैं।
- The government's late announcement added to the uncertainty.
सरकार की देर से की गई घोषणा ने अनिश्चितता बढ़ा दी।
- There is some uncertainty as to who will become captain.
यह अनिश्चित है कि कप्तान कौन बनेगा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There is an uncertainty on the date of the exam.
✓ There is uncertainty about the date of the exam.
In general use uncertainty is uncountable and takes about or over, not on.
सामान्य प्रयोग में 'uncertainty' uncountable है और about या over लेती है, on नहीं।
✗ He lived in the uncertainty of his job.
✓ He lived in uncertainty about his job.
The state phrase in uncertainty takes no the; use about for the topic.
अवस्था बताने वाले 'in uncertainty' में the नहीं लगता; विषय के लिए about आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Uncertainty, doubt and suspense all involve not knowing, with different feelings.
Uncertainty, doubt और suspense तीनों में अनिश्चय है, पर भावनाएँ अलग-अलग हैं।
Not knowing what will happen or what is true.
यह न जानना कि क्या होगा या क्या सच है।
- Uncertainty about the result.
A feeling of not being sure that something is true.
किसी बात के सच होने पर संदेह की भावना।
- I have doubts about him.
Excited waiting to know what happens.
क्या होगा यह जानने की उत्सुक प्रतीक्षा।
- The film kept us in suspense.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
doubt unpredictability indecision ambiguity insecurity
Antonyms
certainty sureness confidence predictability
AaSpelling
un·cer·tain·ty
?Which word?
Keep the doubt words together: uncertainty, doubt, indecision (inability to decide), ambiguity (having more than one meaning), dilemma (a difficult choice).
संदेह के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: uncertainty, doubt, indecision (निर्णय न ले पाना), ambiguity (एक से अधिक अर्थ), dilemma (कठिन चुनाव)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Uncertainty about or over sth, a period of uncertainty, economic uncertainty.
Collocations: uncertainty about या over sth (किसी विषय पर अनिश्चितता), a period of uncertainty (अनिश्चितता का दौर), economic uncertainty (आर्थिक अनिश्चितता)।