📖 doubt

A Feelings & Moods word — definition from our own bank

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doubt

noun1 senses

  1. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something“the dubiousness of his claim”
  2. the state of being unsure of something

See also: doubtfulnessdubiousnessquestiondubietyincertitudeuncertainty

verb2 senses

  1. consider unlikely or have doubts about“I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage”
  2. lack confidence in or have doubts about“I doubt these reports”

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