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Doubt Doubted True I Noun Feel Uncertain Raises

word doubt
definition
noun
If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible . If you say you have no doubt about it, you mean that you are certain it is true.
This raises doubts about the point of advertising.
I had my doubts when she started, but she's getting really good.
They were troubled and full of doubt.
There can be little doubt that he will offend again.
Local inhabitants haven't the slightest doubt as to who is the rightful owner.
verb
If you doubt whether something is true or possible, you believe that it is probably not true or possible.
Others doubted whether that would happen.
He doubted if he would learn anything new from Marie.
She doubted that the accident could have been avoided.
If you doubt something, you believe that it might not be true or genuine .
No one doubted his ability.
Nobody that I spoke to doubted his sincerity as a politician.
If you doubt someone or doubt their word, you think that they may not be telling the truth.
No one directly involved with the case doubted him.
I still have no reason to doubt his word.
inflections doubtsdoubtingdoubted
cefr-level B1

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