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a : to lack confidence in : distrust //… find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest … — H. L. Menckenb : to consider unlikely //I doubt if I can go.
3 archaic
a : fear //… I doubt I have been beguiled! — Sir Walter Scott intransitive verb- a lack of confidence : distrust
- an inclination not to believe or accept
- uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
plural doubts
1 a : a lack of confidence : distrust //has doubts about his abilities b : an inclination not to believe or accept //a claim met with doubt
2 a : uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
b : a deliberate suspension of judgment
3 : a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense //The outcome is still in doubt.
Other Words
Verb
- doubtable \ ˈdau̇-tə-bəl \ adjective
- doubter noun
- doubtingly \ ˈdau̇-tiŋ-lē \ adverb
2
a : to lack confidence in : distrust //… find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest … — H. L. Menckenb : to consider unlikely //I doubt if I can go.
3 archaic
a : fear //… I doubt I have been beguiled! — Sir Walter Scott intransitive verb- a lack of confidence : distrust
- an inclination not to believe or accept
- uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
plural doubts
1 a : a lack of confidence : distrust //has doubts about his abilities b : an inclination not to believe or accept //a claim met with doubt
2 a : uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
b : a deliberate suspension of judgment
3 : a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense //The outcome is still in doubt.
Other Words
Verb
- doubtable \ ˈdau̇-tə-bəl \ adjective
- doubter noun
- doubtingly \ ˈdau̇-tiŋ-lē \ adverb
2
a : to lack confidence in : distrust //… find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest … — H. L. Menckenb : to consider unlikely //I doubt if I can go.
3 archaic
a : fear //… I doubt I have been beguiled! — Sir Walter Scott intransitive verb- a lack of confidence : distrust
- an inclination not to believe or accept
- uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
plural doubts
1 a : a lack of confidence : distrust //has doubts about his abilities b : an inclination not to believe or accept //a claim met with doubt
2 a : uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
b : a deliberate suspension of judgment
3 : a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense //The outcome is still in doubt.
Other Words
Verb
- doubtable \ ˈdau̇-tə-bəl \ adjective
- doubter noun
- doubtingly \ ˈdau̇-tiŋ-lē \ adverb
2
a : to lack confidence in : distrust //… find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest … — H. L. Menckenb : to consider unlikely //I doubt if I can go.
3 archaic
a : fear //… I doubt I have been beguiled! — Sir Walter Scott intransitive verb- a lack of confidence : distrust
- an inclination not to believe or accept
- uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
plural doubts
1 a : a lack of confidence : distrust //has doubts about his abilities b : an inclination not to believe or accept //a claim met with doubt
2 a : uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
b : a deliberate suspension of judgment
3 : a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense //The outcome is still in doubt.
Other Words
Verb
- doubtable \ ˈdau̇-tə-bəl \ adjective
- doubter noun
- doubtingly \ ˈdau̇-tiŋ-lē \ adverb
