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Word: Doubt
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French doute (noun), douter (verb), from Latin dubitare ‘hesitate’, from dubius ‘doubtful’ (see dubious)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
daʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
Short Definition:feeling of uncertainty
Examples:- some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account
- they had doubts that they would ever win
Word: Doubt
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
daʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
feel uncertain about
Short Definition:feel uncertain about
Examples:- I doubt my ability to do the job
- I doubt if anyone slept that night
Definition:
fear; be afraid
Short Definition:fear or be afraid
Examples:- I doubt not any ones contradicting this Journal
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