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Definitions for Doubt

[1] to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
[2] to distrust.
[3] Archaic . to fear; be apprehensive about.
[4] to be uncertain about something; be undecided in opinion or belief.
[5] a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
[6] distrust.
[7] a state of affairs such as to occasion uncertainty.
[8] Obsolete . fear; dread.
[9] beyond the shadow of a doubt , with certainty; definitely. Also beyond a doubt, beyond doubt.
[10] in doubt , in a state of uncertainty or suspense: His appointment to the position is still in doubt.
[11] no doubt , probably. certainly: There is no doubt an element of truth in what you say.
[12] without doubt , unquestionably; certainly.
[13] uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something (esp in the phrases in doubt, without doubt, beyond a shadow of doubt, etc)
[14] (often plural) lack of belief in or conviction about something all his doubts about the project disappeared
[15] an unresolved difficulty, point, etc
[16] philosophy the methodical device, esp in the philosophy of Descartes, of identifying certain knowledge as the residue after rejecting any proposition which might, however improbably, be false
[17] obsolete fear
[18] give someone the benefit of the doubt to presume someone suspected of guilt to be innocent; judge leniently
[19] no doubt almost certainly
[20] (tr; may take a clause as object) to be inclined to disbelieve I doubt we are late
[21] (tr) to distrust or be suspicious of he doubted their motives
[22] (intr) to feel uncertainty or be undecided
[23] (tr; may take a clause as object) Scot to be inclined to believe
[24] (tr) archaic to fear
[25] I wouldn't doubt someone Irish I would expect nothing else from someone

Words related to Doubt

hesitation, disbelief, apprehension, confusion, uncertainty, reluctance, mistrust, misgiving, difficulty, distrust, suspicion, ambiguity, qualm, suspense, skepticism, fear, problem, hesitate, suspect, impugn

Words nearby Doubt

doubloon, doublure, doubly, doubly armed suture, doubs, doubt, doubtful, doubting thomas, doubtless, douc, douce

Origin of Doubt

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English douten < Anglo-French, Old French douter < Latin dubitāre to waver, hesitate, be uncertain (frequentative of OL dubāre ), equivalent to dub- doubt + -it- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English doute < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the v.

Other words from Doubt

doubt·a·ble , adjective
doubt·a·bly , adverb
doubt·er , noun
doubt·ing·ly , adverb
doubt·ing·ness , noun
non·doubt·a·ble , adjective
non·doubt·er , noun
non·doubt·ing , adjective
non·doubt·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·doubt , verb (used with object)
pre·doubt , noun, verb
pre·doubt·er , noun
un·doubt·a·ble , adjective
un·doubt·ing , adjective

Word origin for Doubt

C13: from Old French douter, from Latin dubitāre

Synonyms for Doubt

ambiguity, apprehension, confusion, difficulty, disbelief, distrust, fear, hesitation, misgiving, mistrust, problem, qualm, reluctance, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, uncertainty, agnosticism, demurral, diffidence, dilemma, discredit, disquiet, dubiety, dubiousness, faithlessness, faltering, hesitancy, incertitude, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, perplexity, quandary, rejection, scruple, vacillation, wavering, lack of confidence