Word Meaning

doubt definition and meaning

v. i. 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.
v. i. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive.
v. t. 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.
v. t. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.
v. t. To fill with fear; to affright.
v. i. 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.
v. i. Uncertainty of condition.
v. i. Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.
v. i. Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point unsettled; objection.

Crossword clues for doubt

- Be unsure
- But do mix-ups result in suspicion?
- Distrust
- Distrust or be suspicious of
- Distrust, be suspicious of
- Lack of faith
- Suspicion
- Uncertainty
- Uneasiness