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- DictionaryDoubt/dout/
noun
- 1. a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction: "some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account"
verb
- 1. feel uncertain about: "I doubt my ability to do the job"
- 2. fear; be afraid: archaic "I doubt not your contradictions"
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The meaning of DOUBT is to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about. How to use doubt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Doubt.
doubt. noun [ C or U ] uk / daʊt / us / daʊt / Add to word list. B1. (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is: I'm having doubts about his ability to do the job. If there's any doubt about the rocket's engines, we ought to cancel the launch.
Doubt definition: to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. See examples of DOUBT used in a sentence.
DOUBT definition: 1. the feeling of not being certain about something, or not trusting someone or something: 2. to…. Learn more.
Definitions of doubt. noun. the state of being unsure of something. synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty. see more. noun. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiousness, question. see more. verb. consider unlikely or have doubts about.
3 days ago · 1. uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something (esp in the phrases in doubt, without doubt, beyond a shadow of doubt, etc) 2. (often plural) lack of belief in or conviction about something. all her doubts about the project disappeared.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English doubt1 /daʊt/ S1 W1 noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] a feeling of being not sure whether something is true or right doubt about The incident raises doubts about the safety of nuclear power. doubt as to Some government ministers had serious doubts as to whether the policy would work.
