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- Dictionarydoubt/daʊt/
noun
- 1. a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction: "some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. feel uncertain about: "I doubt my ability to do the job"
- 2. fear; be afraid: archaic "I doubt not any ones contradicting this Journal"
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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.
doubt: [noun] uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making. a deliberate suspension of judgment.
doubt: 1 n the state of being unsure of something Synonyms: doubtfulness , dubiety , dubiousness , incertitude , uncertainty Antonyms: certainty the state of being certain Types: show 7 types... hide 7 types... arriere pensee , mental reservation , reservation an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly distrust ...
Definition of doubt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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
13 meanings: 1. uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something (esp in the phrases in doubt, without doubt,.... Click for more definitions.
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.
2. (often plural) lack of belief in or conviction about something: all his doubts about the project disappeared.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English doubt doubt 1 / daʊt / S1 W1 noun 1 UNCERTAIN FEELING [countable, uncountable] NOT SURE 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. There was still one little nagging doubt at the back of his mind. There’s no doubt that he was a major artist. 2 → no doubt ...
