Doubt

[daʊt]

Definition

(noun.) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; 'the dubiousness of his claim'; 'there is no question about the validity of the enterprise'.

(noun.) the state of being unsure of something.

(verb.) consider unlikely or have doubts about; 'I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage'.

(verb.) lack confidence in or have doubts about; 'I doubt these reports'; 'I suspect her true motives'; 'she distrusts her stepmother'.

Typist: Toni--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.

(v. i.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive.

(v. t.) To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to; to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe; to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt the truth of it.

(v. t.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.

(v. t.) To fill with fear; to affright.

(v. i.) A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation.

(v. i.) Uncertainty of condition.

(v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.

(v. i.) Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point unsettled; objection.

Typed by Damian

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Hesitate, waver, be doubtful, be in suspense, be undetermined, entertain doubts, be in a state of uncertainty, not know what to think.[2]. [Rare.] Suspect, fancy, apprehend.

v. a. [1]. Question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable, have doubts about.[2]. Distrust, suspect, not confide in.

n. [1]. Indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, irresolution, uncertainty, suspense, misgiving.[2]. Suspicion, distrust, mistrust.

Editor: Matt

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Dubiousness, dubitation, scruple, hesitation, suspense, distrust, suspicion,perplexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, difficulty, indecision

ANT:Certainty, clearness, precision, determination, decision, conviction,satisfaction

SYN:Dubitate, hesitate, vacillate, waver, demur

ANT:Decide, determine, resolve, assent

Typist: Miranda

Definition

n. uncertainty of mind: suspicion: fear: a thing doubted or questioned.—adj. Doubt′able.—n. Doub′ter.—adj. Doubt′ful full of doubt: undetermined: not clear: not secure: suspicious: not confident.—adv. Doubt′fully.—n. Doubt′fulness.—p.adj. Doubt′ing that doubts undecided.—advs. Doubt′ingly; Doubt′less without doubt: certainly; Doubt′lessly.

v.i. to waver in opinion: to be uncertain: to hesitate: to suspect: to believe with fear or hesitation: (Scot.) to think even without the sense of hesitation.—v.t. to hold in doubt: to distrust.—p.adj. Doubt′ed (Spens.) questioned: feared redoubted.

Editor: Nell

Examples

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