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| − | * '''Def: Doubt''' 1. to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe; 2. to distrust; 3. a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something; | + | * '''Def: Doubt''' 1. to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe; 2. to distrust; 3. a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something; '''Origin:''' 1175–1225; (v.) ME douten < AF, OF douter < L dubitāre to waver, hesitate, be uncertain (freq. of OL dubāre), equiv. to dub- doubt + -it- freq. suffix + -āre inf. suffix; (n.) ME doute < AF, OF, deriv. of the v.; '''Synonyms:''' mistrust, suspect, question, indecision, irresolution. |
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Definition
- Def: Doubt 1. to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe; 2. to distrust; 3. a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something; Origin: 1175–1225; (v.) ME douten < AF, OF douter < L dubitāre to waver, hesitate, be uncertain (freq. of OL dubāre), equiv. to dub- doubt + -it- freq. suffix + -āre inf. suffix; (n.) ME doute < AF, OF, deriv. of the v.; Synonyms: mistrust, suspect, question, indecision, irresolution.
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