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doubt

/dʌʊt/
noun
  1. Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

    "I have doubts about how to convert this code to JavaScript."

  2. A point of uncertainty; a query.

verb
  1. To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

    "He doubted that was really what you meant."

    Similar: distrust, mistrust

  2. To harbour suspicion about; suspect.

  3. To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.

Synonymsdistrust, mistrust

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