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The Meaning of doubt
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(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.
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(v. i.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive.
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(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.
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(v. t.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.
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(v. t.) To fill with fear; to affright.
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(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.
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(v. i.) Uncertainty of condition.
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(v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.
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(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