{
    "term": "uncertainty",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state of being uncertain",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had an air of uncertainty about him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Considerable uncertainty remains about this approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her comments will add uncertainty to an already complicated situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her expression showed her uncertainty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I expressed some uncertainty on the point."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It still leaves us with fundamental uncertainties about why the famine happened."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One area of uncertainty remains: who will lead the team?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some uncertainty still exists about the safety of the new drug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The 1990s were a period of high uncertainty for businesses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The economy became a source of uncertainty and discontent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is considerable uncertainty in our understanding of global warming."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's considerable uncertainty as to whether the government's job creation strategies will work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are facing some uncertainty about their jobs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This will remove any uncertainties regarding possible contamination."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a climate of global economic uncertainty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a feeling of uncertainty about his future"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the inherent uncertainty in economic and budgetary forecasts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the uncertainty surrounding the proposed changes in the law"
                },
                {
                    "text": "uncertainty over the safety of the drug"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All of us are a bit afraid of life's uncertainties and unexpected problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried to get on with her life amidst the uncertainties of war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "great", "high"],
                "… of uncertainty": ["amount", "degree", "element"],
                "verb + uncertainty": ["cause", "create", "generate"],
                "uncertainty + verb": ["surround something", "exist", "remain"],
                "preposition": [
                    "uncertainty about",
                    "uncertainty as to",
                    "uncertainty in"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an area of uncertainty",
                    "an atmosphere of uncertainty",
                    "a climate of uncertainty"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "something that you cannot be sure about; a situation that makes you not be or feel certain",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "life’s uncertainties"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the uncertainties of war"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "great", "high"],
                "… of uncertainty": ["amount", "degree", "element"],
                "verb + uncertainty": ["cause", "create", "generate"],
                "uncertainty + verb": ["surround something", "exist", "remain"],
                "preposition": [
                    "uncertainty about",
                    "uncertainty as to",
                    "uncertainty in"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an area of uncertainty",
                    "an atmosphere of uncertainty",
                    "a climate of uncertainty"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈsɜːtnti/",
                "audio": "un/uncertainty/uncertainty__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈsɜːrtnti/",
                "audio": "un/uncertainty/uncertainty__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}