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onzeker bijvoeglijk naamwoord | dicey [dicier, diciest](of uncertain, risky outcome) diffident(lacking confidence in oneself) dubiousadjective precarious(dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous) self-conscious(uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease) shaky [shakier, shakiest](unsound) |
onzekerheid substantief | abeyance(expectancy; condition of being undetermined) aporia(expression of doubt) insecurity [insecurities](lack of security, uncertainty) quandary [quandaries](a state of not knowing what to decide) |
onzekerheid substantief {f} | uncertainty [uncertainties](doubt; the condition of being uncertain) |
onzekerheid substantief {n} | qualm [qualms](sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.) |
het zekere voor het onzekere nemen werkwoord | err on the side of caution(to act in the least risky manner) play it safe(take a cautious, risk-free approach) |