doubt
daʊt/
noun
noun: doubt; plural noun: doubts
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1.a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.“some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account”
synonyms: uncertainty, lack of certainty, unsureness, indecision, hesitation,hesitancy, dubiousness, suspicion, confusion; More antonyms: certainty, conviction, confidence, trust
verb
verb: doubt; 3rd person present: doubts; past tense: doubted; past participle:doubted; gerund or present participle: doubting
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1.feel uncertain about.“I doubt my ability to do the job”
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disbelieve or lack faith in (someone).“I have no reason to doubt him”
synonyms: disbelieve, distrust, mistrust, suspect, lack confidence in, have doubts about, be suspicious of, have suspicions about, have misgivings about, feel uneasy about, feel apprehensive about, call into question, cast doubt on, query, question, challenge, dispute,have reservations about; archaicmisdoubt“they did not doubt my story”antonyms: trust -
feel uncertain, especially about one’s religious beliefs.
synonyms: be undecided, have doubts, be irresolute, be hesitant, be tentative,be ambivalent, be divided, be doubtful, be unsure, be uncertain, be in two minds, hesitate, shilly-shally, waver, falter, vacillate, dither,demur; informalsit on the fence“stop doubting and believe more firmly!”antonyms: believe
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2.archaicfear; be afraid.“I doubt not any ones contradicting this Journal”
Origin
Middle English: from Old French doute (noun), douter (verb), from Latin dubitare‘hesitate’, from dubius ‘doubtful’ (see dubious).
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