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misgiving vs uncertainty

uncertainty vs misgiving

misgiving and uncertainty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misgiving Yes No No No
uncertainty Yes No No No
As nouns, uncertainty is a hypernym of misgiving; that is, uncertainty is a word with a broader meaning than misgiving:
  • misgiving: doubt about someone's honesty
  • uncertainty: the state of being unsure of something
Other hypernyms of misgiving include doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude.
misgiving (noun) uncertainty (noun)
doubt about someone's honesty being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
painful expectation the state of being unsure of something
uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
Difference between misgiving and uncertainty

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