What does doubt mean?
Definitions for doubt
daʊtdoubt
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word doubt.
Princeton's WordNet
doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousnessnoun
the state of being unsure of something
doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, questionverb
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
"the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
doubtverb
consider unlikely or have doubts about
"I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
doubtverb
lack confidence in or have doubts about
"I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
Wikipedia
Doubt
Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, unable to be certain of any of them. Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and disbelief. It may involve uncertainty, distrust or lack of conviction on certain facts, actions, motives, or decisions. Doubt can result in delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concern for mistakes or missed opportunities.
Webster Dictionary
Doubtverb
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
Doubtverb
to suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive
Doubtverb
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
Doubtverb
to suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of
Doubtverb
to fill with fear; to affright
Doubtverb
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
Doubtverb
uncertainty of condition
Doubtverb
suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread
Doubtverb
difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point unsettled; objection
Freebase
Doubt
Doubt, a status between belief and disbelief, involves uncertainty or distrust or lack of sureness of an alleged fact, an action, a motive, or a decision. Doubt brings into question some notion of a perceived "reality", and may involve delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concerns for mistakes or faults or appropriateness. Some definitions of doubt emphasize the state in which the mind remains suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them. The concept of doubt covers a range of phenomena: one can characterise both deliberate questioning of uncertainties and an emotional state of indecision as "doubt".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Doubt
dowt, v.i. to waver in opinion: to be uncertain: to hesitate: to suspect: to believe with fear or hesitation: (Scot.) to think, even without the sense of hesitation.—v.t. to hold in doubt: to distrust.—p.adj. Doubt′ed (Spens.), questioned: feared, redoubted. [O. Fr. douter—L. dubitāre, akin to dubius, doubtful, moving in two (duo) directions.]
Doubt
dowt, n. uncertainty of mind: suspicion: fear: a thing doubted or questioned.—adj. Doubt′able.—n. Doub′ter.—adj. Doubt′ful, full of doubt: undetermined: not clear: not secure: suspicious: not confident.—adv. Doubt′fully.—n. Doubt′fulness.—p.adj. Doubt′ing, that doubts, undecided.—advs. Doubt′ingly; Doubt′less, without doubt: certainly; Doubt′lessly.
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Rank popularity for the word 'doubt' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1623
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'doubt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1859
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'doubt' in Nouns Frequency: #566
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'doubt' in Verbs Frequency: #556
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of doubt in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of doubt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of doubt in a Sentence
Dismissals are very case-specific and based on our assessment of available evidence. If we do not believe we can prove a charge beyond a reasonable doubt, we will dismiss the case.
This is a tight vote without a doubt ... what we're seeing is the vitality of democracy in our country, and that fills me with pride.
No doubt it will be a challenging few months as the vaccines struggle to get distributed and lockdowns remain in place, however, as COVID gets under control, we expect growth to ratchet higher, running at around a 7% pace in the second half of the year.
I was first depressed and my wife was crying when we were told she can't leave, but a few hours later, the tears turned into surprise, happiness and doubt.
I cannot conclude my remarks without mentioning the grave moment Brazil is currently undergoing, i have no doubt our people will be capable of preventing any setbacks.
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- شكArabic
- сумнеўBelarusian
- съмнение, съмнявам сеBulgarian
- dubtar, dubteCatalan, Valencian
- pochybnost, pochyba, pochybovatCzech
- tvivl, tvivleDanish
- Zweifel, bezweifeln, zweifelnGerman
- αμφιβολία, αμφιβάλλωGreek
- dubi, duboEsperanto
- duda, incertidumbre, dudarSpanish
- kõhklus, kõhklemaEstonian
- شکPersian
- epäilys, epäily, epäillä, kyseenalaistaaFinnish
- doute, douterFrench
- twivelWestern Frisian
- amhrasIrish
- amharas, mì-chinnt, teagamh, cuir teagamhScottish Gaelic
- dúbida, dubidarGalician
- dooyt, ourysManx
- ספקHebrew
- संदेहHindi
- kételkedik, kétell, megkérdőjelez, kétség, kétségbe vonHungarian
- կասկածել, կասկած, տարակույս, տարակուսելArmenian
- dubitaInterlingua
- dubarIdo
- efasemdIcelandic
- dubitare, dubbioItalian
- ספקHebrew
- 不審, 疑い, 疑問Japanese
- күмән, шүбәKazakh
- 疑惑, 의심하다, 의혹Korean
- şube, şûf, گومان, guman, şik, gûş, hulhulKurdish
- dubitatio, dubium, dubitas, dubitareLatin
- ZweiwelLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- abejonė, dvejonė, dvejoti, abejotiLithuanian
- šaubas, šaubītiesLatvian
- raupeka, kumukumuMāori
- сомнеж, сомневање, се сомневаMacedonian
- twijfelen, twijfel, betwijfelenDutch
- tvilNorwegian
- wątpliwość, wątpićPolish
- dúvida, duvidar, incertezaPortuguese
- îndoială, dubiuRomanian
- сомнение, сомневатьсяRussian
- сумња, sumnjaSerbo-Croatian
- pochybovať, pochybnosťSlovak
- dvomiti, dvomSlovene
- tvekan, tvivla, tvivelSwedish
- ஐயம், சந்தேகம்Tamil
- శంక, సందేహము, సందేహించు, శంకించుTelugu
- สิงสัยThai
- duda, duda, alinlangan, alinlanganTagalog
- şüphelenmek, kuşku, kuşkulanmak, şüpheTurkish
- сумнів, сумніватисяUkrainian
- nghi ngờVietnamese
- dotVolapük
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