Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FUD
Pronunciation
/fɪr ənˈsərtənti ənd daʊt/
Category
Internet
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Examples in Context

  1. Cost-containment tends to tumble downhill and land on the desks of managers, stimulating fear, uncertainty and doubt about Agile techniques.
  2. Formalised social contracts provide a structure to help reduce the fear, uncertainty and doubt associated with organisational change, and can enable an Agile transition to go more smoothly.
  3. Both sides have many people actively promoting fear, uncertainty, and doubt ( FUD ) about the other side.
  4. Despite marketing hoopla and FUD ( fear, uncertainty, and doubt ), DB2 UDB ( and IBM middleware for that matter ) remain more competitively priced than ever in today's marketplace.

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