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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"
1. : to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about. He doubts everyone's word. 2. a. : to lack confidence in : distrust. … find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest … H. L. Mencken. b. : to consider unlikely. I doubt if I can go. 3. archaic. : fear.
C1. used to emphasize that what you are saying is true or likely to happen: We will, no doubt, discuss these issues again at the next meeting. See more. cast doubt on something. C2. to make something seem uncertain: Witnesses have cast doubt on the accused's innocence. See more. in doubt. B2.
Doubt definition: to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. See examples of DOUBT used in a sentence.
a feeling of being uncertain about something or not believing something. a feeling of doubt and uncertainty. New evidence has cast doubt on the guilt of the man jailed for the crime. He was starting to have some serious doubts. to have lingering/grave/nagging doubts.
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiousness, question. see more. verb. consider unlikely or have doubts about. “I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage”. see more. verb. lack confidence in or have doubts about.
the feeling of not being certain about something, or not trusting someone or something: I have some doubts about his ability to do the job. Fewer examples. a nagging doubt. lingering doubts. Her answers raised doubts in my mind. I was confident till you planted doubts in my mind. A lot of people had doubts about whether I'd come back. have no doubt
5 days ago · noun. 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.
