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   doubt

   /daʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction: "some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account" Similar uncertaintylack of certaintyunsurenessindecisionhesitationhesitancydubiousnesssuspicionconfusionquestion markqueriesquestionsrare:dubietyincertitudeindecisionhesitationdiffidenceuncertaintyinsecurityinhibitionuneaseuneasinessapprehensionhesitancywaveringvacillationirresolutionlack of convictiondemurralscepticismdistrustmistrustlack of trustdoubtfulnesssuspicioncynicismdisbeliefincredulityunbeliefmisbelieflack of confidence/convictionuneasinessapprehensionwarinesscharinessquestioningreservationsmisgivingssuspicionsqualmsinformal:leerinessformal:dubietyOpposite certaintyconvictionconfidencetrust

   verb

   • 1. feel uncertain about: "I doubt my ability to do the job"
   • ▪ question the truth or fact of (something): "who can doubt the value and necessity of these services?" Similar think something unlikelyhave (one's) doubts aboutquestionquerybe dubiouslack convictionhave reservations aboutOpposite be confident
   • ▪ disbelieve or lack faith in (someone): "I have no reason to doubt him" Similar disbelievedistrustmistrustsuspectlack confidence inhave doubts aboutbe suspicious ofhave suspicions abouthave misgivings aboutfeel uneasy aboutfeel apprehensive aboutcall into questioncast doubt onqueryquestionchallengedisputehave reservations aboutarchaic:misdoubtOpposite trust
   • ▪ feel uncertain, especially about one's religious beliefs. Similar be undecidedhave doubtsbe irresolutebe hesitantbe tentativebe ambivalentbe dividedbe doubtfulbe unsurebe uncertainbe in two mindshesitateshilly-shallywaverfaltervacillateditherdemurinformal:sit on the fenceOpposite believe
   • 2. fear; be afraid: archaic "I doubt not any ones contradicting this Journal"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French doute (noun), douter (verb), from Latin dubitare ‘hesitate’, from dubius ‘doubtful’ (see dubious).

   Derivatives

   • 1. doubtable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. to extinguish (a fire) 2. a person who douts.... Click for more definitions.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › doutDout Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   ˈdüt. -ed/-ing/-s. dialectal. : to put out : extinguish. Word History. Etymology. do entry 1 + out. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOUBT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DOUBT definition: 1. (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is: 2…. Learn more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › doutDout - definition of dout by The Free Dictionary

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   Define dout. dout synonyms, dout pronunciation, dout translation, English dictionary definition of dout. vb to extinguish n a person who douts Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998,...

6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › doutdout - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   May 30, 2024 · dout (third-person singular simple present douts, present participle douting, simple past and past participle douted) ( transitive , dialectal or obsolete ) To put out ; quench ; extinguish ; douse .

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › dout_vdout, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does the verb dout mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb dout, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb dout? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › doutDout Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. Obsolete spelling of doubt. Wiktionary. verb. (dialectal or obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse. The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted.

9. www.wordsense.eu › doutdout: meaning, definition - WordSense

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   dout ( third-person singular simple present douts, present participle douting, simple past and past participle douted) ( transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse. The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted. ― Snowden.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdoubt noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    doubt. noun. /daʊt/. [uncountable, countable] a feeling of being uncertain about something or not believing something a feeling of doubt and uncertainty doubt (about something) There is some doubt about the best way to do it.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdoubt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    Definition of doubt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.