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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.

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     We also used to dout (do out, ie, put out) candles, and dup...

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     Ejemplos de frases que contienen "dout" dout. Ejemplos del...

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

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   Dout is a dialectal verb that means to put out or extinguish. It is derived from do and out, and it is only found 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. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › doutdout - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Pronunciation

   1. Rhymes: -aʊt

   Etymology 1

   From Middle English doute (“doubt”). More at doubt.

   Etymology 2

   Blend of do +‎ out, from Middle English don ut (“do out”). Compare don, doff, dup.

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   Etymology

   Inherited from Old Czech dúti, from Proto-Slavic *duti. Doublet of dmout.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): [ˈdou̯t]

   Verb

   dout impf 1. to blow, to gust 1.1. Synonyms: vát, foukat

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   Etymology

   From Old High German *dōd (attested in inflections), northern variant of tōt, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Cognate with German tot, Dutch dood, English dead, Icelandic dauður.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /deu̯t/, [dəʊ̯t] 2. Rhymes: -əʊt 3. Homophone: Doud

   Adjective

   dout (masculine douden, neuter dout, comparative méi dout, superlative am doutsten) 1. dead

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   dout is an obsolete spelling of doubt, a blend of do and out, or an adjective meaning dead in Luxembourgish. See also related terms, etymology and pronunciation of dout in different languages.

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

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   Dout is a verb that means to extinguish a fire, or a noun that means a person who douts. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, and usage in this online dictionary.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americandoubt noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of doubt noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-superentry › doubtDOUBT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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   If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible. If you say you have no doubt about it, you mean that you are certain it is true.