unsure
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsure in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r)]
How to pronounce unsure in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈʃʊr]
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- Adjective:
- lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
- not safe from danger or mishap
- lacking self-confidence
Word Origin
- unsure (adj.)
- c. 1400, "not safe against attack," also "lacking certainty," from un- (1) "not" + sure (adj.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Mr sharif himself seems unsure whether to go for power .
- 2. Small private firms are often unsure whether what they do is even legal .
- 3. When he took the pipe , he left the store with slow unsure steps .
- 4. The reliably nationalist global times seemed unsure how to handle the news .
- 5. Equally , she may have been unsure about you , and saw this as a panel interview with her friends .