noun
- The state of being unsure of something.
- synonyms: uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
- Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something.
- usage: "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
- synonyms: dubiousness, doubtfulness, question
verb
- Consider unlikely or have doubts about.
- usage: "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
- Lack confidence in or have doubts about.
- usage: "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
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