Usage Note
Incertezza is the abstract noun from incerto ('uncertain'); its opposite is certezza ('certainty'). It is used both for personal doubt (vivere nell'incertezza = 'to live with uncertainty') and systemic unpredictability (incertezza economica/politica). The plural incertezze is common when listing specific sources of uncertainty.
Examples
"L'incertezza economica preoccupa molti italiani."
Natural Translation
Economic uncertainty worries many Italians.
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