unsurety

noun

un·​surety

"+

: lack of surety : uncertainty, insecurity

the forced jocularity which is really unsurety masquerading

—H. M. Reynolds

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unsuirte, from un- entry 1 + suirte, surete surety

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