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   doubt

   /daʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction: "some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account" Similar uncertaintylack of certaintyunsurenessindecisionhesitationhesitancydubiousnesssuspicionconfusionquestion markqueriesquestionsrare:dubietyincertitudeindecisionhesitationdiffidenceuncertaintyinsecurityinhibitionuneaseuneasinessapprehensionhesitancywaveringvacillationirresolutionlack of convictiondemurralscepticismdistrustmistrustlack of trustdoubtfulnesssuspicioncynicismdisbeliefincredulityunbeliefmisbelieflack of confidence/convictionuneasinessapprehensionwarinesscharinessquestioningreservationsmisgivingssuspicionsqualmsinformal:leerinessformal:dubietyOpposite certaintyconvictionconfidencetrust

   verb

   • 1. feel uncertain about: "I doubt my ability to do the job"
   • ▪ question the truth or fact of (something): "who can doubt the value and necessity of these services?" Similar think something unlikelyhave (one's) doubts aboutquestionquerybe dubiouslack convictionhave reservations aboutOpposite be confident
   • ▪ disbelieve or lack faith in (someone): "I have no reason to doubt him" Similar disbelievedistrustmistrustsuspectlack confidence inhave doubts aboutbe suspicious ofhave suspicions abouthave misgivings aboutfeel uneasy aboutfeel apprehensive aboutcall into questioncast doubt onqueryquestionchallengedisputehave reservations aboutarchaic:misdoubtOpposite trust
   • ▪ feel uncertain, especially about one's religious beliefs. Similar be undecidedhave doubtsbe irresolutebe hesitantbe tentativebe ambivalentbe dividedbe doubtfulbe unsurebe uncertainbe in two mindshesitateshilly-shallywaverfaltervacillateditherdemurinformal:sit on the fenceOpposite believe
   • 2. fear; be afraid: archaic "I doubt not any ones contradicting this Journal"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French doute (noun), douter (verb), from Latin dubitare ‘hesitate’, from dubius ‘doubtful’ (see dubious).

   Derivatives

   • 1. doubtable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   DOUBT definition: 1. (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is: 2…. Learn more.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word doubt, which can be a verb or a noun. Doubt means to be uncertain or in doubt about something, or to lack confidence or trust in someone or something.

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   Doubt definition: to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. See examples of DOUBT used in a sentence.

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   noun. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiousness, question. see more. verb. consider unlikely or have doubts about. “I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage” see more. verb. lack confidence in or have doubts about. “I doubt these reports” see more. Pronunciation. US. /daʊt/

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the word doubt, a feeling of being uncertain or not believing something. Find out how to use doubt in idioms, collocations and phrases with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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