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There was little doubt about whose side the public were on.You and your partner discuss doubts but then feel a real connection.Honey has absolutely no doubt about her potential.No one doubts that the work needs to be done.But the threshold to prove these cases beyond any reasonable doubt is very high.The same is no doubt true across many fields.There is little doubt that the party will unite behind the winner. The doubts are not good.The court said that the offence would not constitute a criminal record, but the verdict raised doubts about her ability to remain in her post. Belief, like doubt, can be contagious.We have no doubt about our case.That he will raise himself again is beyond doubt.She seems in little doubt that the answer would be no.So what does he do when he begins to doubt his own ability?There is no doubting his conviction or underlying humanity.Long-term partners let the doubts go and feel lucky to have each other.To fail to complete the quick cryptic removes all possible doubt.Yet no one doubts that we need new treatments.There are good reasons for doubting how effective these actions will be.Without a doubt something strange has gone on.Their existence threw doubt on the entire concept.There is no doubt about who is buying.It is beyond doubt that there is a problem with red tape.No doubt that was true for many decades.There were certainly doubts about the case against him at the time.For about the necessity for a religion there was little or no doubt.How will she feel about him doubting their relationship?There was no possible shadow of doubt about this.His subsequent report threw doubt on the conviction of all ten and led to the cases being reviewed.Are we courageous enough to allow the young people in our lives and church to wrestle with doubt and difficulty?But then the doubts come again.They can leave the person feeling anxious, disgusted and full of doubt.You're encouraged to overcome either doubts or beliefs that certain pursuits are boring.If there are few doubts over his ability, there have been many concerning his character.But it is no longer the salient quality of the story, which is full of doubt and grief.

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doubt

British English: doubt /daʊt/ NOUN
If you feel doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it.
This raises doubts about the point of advertising.
  • American English: doubt
  • Arabic: شَكّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: dúvida
  • Chinese: 怀疑
  • Croatian: sumnja
  • Czech: pochybnost
  • Danish: tvivl
  • Dutch: twijfel
  • European Spanish: duda
  • Finnish: epäily
  • French: doute
  • German: Zweifel
  • Greek: αμφιβολία
  • Italian: dubbio
  • Japanese: 疑い
  • Korean: 의심
  • Norwegian: tvil
  • Polish: wątpliwość
  • European Portuguese: dúvida
  • Romanian: îndoiala
  • Russian: сомнение
  • Latin American Spanish: duda
  • Swedish: tvivel
  • Thai: ความสงสัย
  • Turkish: kuşku
  • Ukrainian: сумнів
  • Vietnamese: sự nghi ngờ
British English: doubt /daʊt/ VERB
If you doubt something, or if you doubt whether something is true or possible, you believe that it is probably not true, genuine, or possible.
No one doubted his ability.
  • American English: doubt
  • Arabic: يَرْتاَبُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: duvidar
  • Chinese: 疑惑
  • Croatian: sumnjati
  • Czech: pochybovat
  • Danish: tvivle
  • Dutch: twijfelen
  • European Spanish: dudar
  • Finnish: epäillä ei uskoa johonkin
  • French: douter
  • German: zweifeln
  • Greek: αμφιβάλω
  • Italian: dubitare
  • Japanese: 疑う
  • Korean: 의심하다
  • Norwegian: tvile
  • Polish: zwątpić
  • European Portuguese: duvidar
  • Romanian: a se îndoi
  • Russian: сомневаться
  • Latin American Spanish: dudar
  • Swedish: tvivla
  • Thai: สงสัย
  • Turkish: kuşku duymak
  • Ukrainian: сумніватися
  • Vietnamese: nghi ngờ

All related terms of 'doubt'

Chinese translation of 'doubt'

doubt

(daut)

n (c/u)

  1. (= uncertainty) 怀(懷)疑 (huáiyí) (种(種), zhǒng)

vt

  1. (= disbelieve)
    1. [person] 怀(懷)疑 (huáiyí)
    2. [person's word] 不信 (bù xìn)
  2. (= mistrust, suspect) 怀(懷)疑 (huáiyí)
    without (a) doubt 无(無)疑地 (wúyí de)
    to be in doubt 不确(確)定 (bù quèdìng)
    beyond doubt 毫无(無)疑问(問)地 (háo wú yíwèn de)
    no doubt 无(無)疑地 (wúyí de)
    to doubt if or whether ... 拿不准(準)是否 ... (ná bù zhǔn shìfǒu ... )
    I doubt it (very much) 我(很)怀(懷)疑 (wǒ (hěn) huáiyí)
    I don't doubt that ... 我毫不怀(懷)疑 ... (wǒ háo bù huáiyí ... )

All related terms of 'doubt'

(noun) 
Definition
uncertainty about the truth, facts, or existence of something
They were troubled and full of doubt.
Synonyms
uncertainty
The magazine ignores all the uncertainties students currently face.
confusion
hesitation
After some hesitation, he answered her question.
dilemma
scepticism
misgiving
She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.
suspense
a writer who holds the suspense throughout her tale
indecision
After months of indecision, they gave the go-ahead on Monday.
bewilderment
lack of confidence
hesitancy
A trace of hesitancy showed in Dr Stockton's eyes.
perplexity
vacillation
lack of conviction
irresolution
dubiety
Opposites
confidence
,
belief
,
conviction
,
certainty
(noun) 
Definition
uncertainty about the truth, facts, or existence of something
Where there is doubt, may we bring faith.
Synonyms
suspicion
Our culture harbours deep suspicions of big-time industry.
scepticism
The report has inevitably been greeted with scepticism.
distrust
an atmosphere of distrust
questioning
fear
His fear might be groundless.
reservations
cynicism
This talk betrays a certain cynicism about free trade.
disbelief
She looked at him in disbelief.
apprehension
It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future.
mistrust
There was mutual mistrust between the two men.
misgivings
disquiet
qualms
incredulity
The announcement has been met with incredulity.
lack of faith
misbelief
Opposites
trust
,
confidence
,
belief
(noun) 
Definition
an unresolved difficulty or point
There is some doubt whether it will be any more effective.
Synonyms
difficulty
The main difficulty has been getting enough students to try out the scheme.
problem
the economic problems of the inner city
confusion
Omissions in my recent article may have caused some confusion.
dilemma
ambiguity (informal)
the ambiguities of language
quandary
The anonymous letter creates a quandary for the judge.
perplexity
My chief perplexity was how to interpret the words.
(verb) 
They doubted whether that could happen.
Synonyms
be uncertain
question
query
No one queried my decision.
be sceptical
have reservations about
be dubious
(verb) 
Stop doubting and start loving.
Synonyms
waver
Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
hesitate
She hesitated, debating whether to answer the phone.
vacillate
She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him.
sway
fluctuate
Body temperatures can fluctuate when you are ill.
dither mainly British)
We're still dithering over whether to go away on holiday next week.
haver
oscillate
The needle indicating volume was oscillating wildly.
chop and change
blow hot and cold (informal)
I blew hot and cold as I weighed up the pros and cons.
keep changing your mind
shillyshally (informal)
be irresolute or indecisive
swither (Scottish)
(verb) 
Definition
to distrust or be suspicious of
I have no reason to doubt his word.
Synonyms
disbelieve
There is no reason to disbelieve his account of the events.
question
It never occurs to them to question the doctor's decisions.
challenge
suspect
You don't really think he suspects you, do you?
dispute
He disputed the allegations.
query
distrust
I don't have any reason to distrust them.
mistrust
I mistrust all journalists.
cast doubt on
have doubts about
lack confidence in
have misgivings about
misgive
Opposites
believe
,
accept
,
trust
,
buy (slang)
,
swallow (informal)
,
take on board
,
have faith in

phrases

See in doubt
See no doubt

Usage note

In affirmative sentences, whether was in the past the only word considered acceptable for linking the verb doubt to a following clause, for example I doubt whether he will come. Nowadays, doubt if and doubt that are both considered acceptable alternatives to doubt whether. In negative sentences, use that after doubt, for example I don't doubt that he is telling the truth. The old-fashioned form not doubt but that, as in I do not doubt but that he is telling the truth, is now rarely used and sounds very stiff and formal.

Quotations

There lives more faith in honest doubt,
Believe me, than in half the creeds
[Alfred Tennyson – In Memoriam A.H.H.]
I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists [Robert Browning – Balaustion's Adventure]If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties [Francis Bacon – The Advancement of Learning]Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt [Cardinal Newman – Apologia pro Vita Sua]Our doubts are traitors
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt
[William Shakespeare – Measure for Measure]
Doubt of the reality of love ends by making us doubt everything [Henri Frédéric Amiel – Journal]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ambiguity
Definition
the possibility of interpreting an expression in more than one way
the ambiguities of language
Synonyms
vagueness,
doubt,
puzzle,
uncertainty,
obscurity,
enigma,
equivocation,
inconclusiveness,
indefiniteness,
dubiety,
dubiousness,
tergiversation,
indeterminateness,
equivocality,
doubtfulness,
equivocacy
in the sense of apprehension
Definition
anxiety or dread
It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future.
Synonyms
anxiety,
concern,
fear,
worry,
doubt,
alarm,
suspicion,
dread,
unease,
mistrust,
misgiving,
disquiet,
premonition,
trepidation (formal),
foreboding,
uneasiness,
pins and needles,
apprehensiveness
in the sense of blow hot and cold
I blew hot and cold as I weighed up the pros and cons.
Synonyms
dither,
vacillate,
hesitate,
waver,
be unsure,
be undecided,
hum and haw (British, informal),
shilly-shally,
swither (Scottish, dialect)

Synonyms of 'doubt'

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