doubts

noun

(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

(countable, obsolete outside of India) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question

verb

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

(transitive, archaic outside Scotland) To harbour suspicion about; suspect.

(transitive, archaic) To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.

(transitive, obsolete) To fill with fear; to affright.

(ambitransitive, obsolete) To dread, to fear.

Roots

dubitodoubt- · Latin · waver, hesitate

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