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The Meaning of doubt

  • (v. i.) To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.
  • (v. i.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive.
  • (v. t.) To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to; to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe; to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt the truth of it.
  • (v. t.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.
  • (v. t.) To fill with fear; to affright.
  • (v. i.) A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation.
  • (v. i.) Uncertainty of condition.
  • (v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.
  • (v. i.) Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point unsettled; objection.

Synonyms

uncertainty , incertitude , dubiety , doubtfulness , dubiousness , dubiousness , doubtfulness , question

Antonyms

certainty

Homophones

doutt

Rhymes

about , all-out , bailout , blackout , blowout , bookout , bout , breakout , brownout , burnout , buyout , checkout , clout , cookout , crout , cutout , devout , doutt , dropout , drought , dugout , eelpout , fallout , flout , fout , gout , goutte , grout , handout , hangout , hereabout , hideout , holdout , knockout , knout , kraut , krout , layout , lockout , lookout , lout , out , payout , pout , printout , prout , pullout , readout , redoubt , reroute , rideout , roundabout , rout , route , runabout , sauerkraut , scout , sellout , shakeout , shout , shutout , snout , spout , sprout , stake-out , stakeout , standout , stout , stoute , strout , swarthout , takeout , throughout , thuot , tout , trout , troutt , tryout , turnabout , turnout , walkout , washout , wipeout , without , workout