noun
1. the state of being unsure of something
• Syn: ↑doubt, ↑uncertainty, ↑incertitude, ↑dubiety, ↑doubtfulness
• Ant: ↑certainty (for: ↑uncertainty)
• Hypernyms: ↑cognitive state, ↑state of mind
• Hyponyms:
↑mental reservation, ↑reservation, ↑arriere pensee, ↑misgiving, ↑mistrust, ↑distrust, ↑suspicion, ↑incredulity, ↑disbelief, ↑skepticism, ↑mental rejection, ↑indecision, ↑indecisiveness, ↑irresolution, ↑peradventure, ↑suspense
2. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
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the dubiousness of his claim
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there is no question about the validity of the enterprise
• Syn: ↑doubt, ↑doubtfulness, ↑question
• Derivationally related forms: ↑question (for: ↑question), ↑doubtful (for: ↑doubtfulness), ↑dubious, ↑doubt (for: ↑doubt)
• Hypernyms: ↑uncertainty, ↑uncertainness, ↑precariousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.