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English noun: doubt | |||
| 1. | doubt (cognition) the state of being unsure of something | ||
| Synonyms | doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arriere pensee, disbelief, distrust, incredulity, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution, mental rejection, mental reservation, misgiving, mistrust, peradventure, reservation, skepticism, suspense, suspicion | ||
| Antonyms | certainty | ||
| 2. | doubt (attribute) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | ||
| Samples | The dubiousness of his claim. There is no question about the validity of the enterprise. | ||
| Synonyms | doubtfulness, dubiousness, question | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty | ||
English verb: doubt | |||
| 1. | doubt (cognition) consider unlikely or have doubts about | ||
| Samples | I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage. | ||
| Examples | They doubt that there was a traffic accident , They doubt whether there was a traffic accident | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disbelieve, discredit | ||
| 2. | doubt (cognition) lack confidence in or have doubts about | ||
| Samples | I doubt these reports. I suspect her true motives. She distrusts her stepmother. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distrust, mistrust, suspect | ||
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