“I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage”
verb
lack confidence in or have doubts about
“I doubt these reports”
adjective
marked by or given to doubt
“a skeptical attitude”
Word Forms
doubt
noun
the state of being unsure of something
doubter
noun
someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
skeptic
noun
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skepticism
noun
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticism
noun
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
sceptic
noun
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
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Europe
🇩🇪German
zweifelnd
für unwahrscheinlich halten oder Zweifel haben
🇫🇷French
douter
considérez comme peu probable ou avez des doutes sur
🇪🇸Spanish
inseguro
considera improbable o tiene dudas al respecto
🇮🇹Italian
dubitare
considerare improbabile o nutrire dubbi
🇳🇱Dutch
twijfelen
onwaarschijnlijk achten of twijfels over hebben
🇵🇹Portuguese
duvidando
considere improvável ou tenha dúvidas sobre
🇷🇺Russian
сомневающийся
считаю маловероятным или сомневаюсь в
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शक
असंभावित मानें या इसके बारे में संदेह रखें
🇧🇩Bengali
সন্দেহ
অসম্ভাব্য বিবেচনা করুন বা সম্পর্কে সন্দেহ আছে
🇮🇳Tamil
சந்தேகம்
சாத்தியமில்லை என்று கருதுங்கள் அல்லது சந்தேகம் உள்ளது
🇮🇳Telugu
సందేహిస్తున్నారు
అసంభవంగా పరిగణించండి లేదా సందేహాలు ఉన్నాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
शंका घेणे
संभाव्यतेचा विचार करा किंवा त्याबद्दल शंका आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
શંકા
અસંભવિત માને છે અથવા તેના વિશે શંકા છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನುಮಾನಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಅಸಂಭವವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಮಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സംശയിക്കുന്നു
സാധ്യതയില്ലെന്ന് പരിഗണിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംശയമുണ്ടെന്ന്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੱਕ ਕਰਨਾ
ਅਸੰਭਵ ਸਮਝੋ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
شک کرنا
غیر امکان پر غور کریں یا اس کے بارے میں شکوک و شبہات ہوں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
怀疑
认为不太可能或有疑问
🇯🇵Japanese
疑っている
可能性は低いと考えている、または疑念がある
🇰🇷Korean
의심하는
가능성이 낮다고 생각하거나 의심함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nghi ngờ
coi là không thể hoặc có nghi ngờ về
🇹🇭Thai
สงสัย
พิจารณาไม่น่าเป็นไปได้หรือมีข้อสงสัยเกี่ยวกับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
meragukan
pertimbangkan tidak mungkin atau ragu-ragu
🇵🇭Filipino
nagdududa
isaalang-alang ang hindi malamang o may pagdududa tungkol sa
🇲🇾Malay
ragu-ragu
menganggap tidak mungkin atau mempunyai keraguan tentang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الشك
تعتبر غير محتملة أو لديك شكوك حولها
🇮🇷Persian
شک کردن
بعید در نظر بگیرید یا در مورد آن شک دارید
🇹🇷Turkish
şüphe duymak
olası olmadığını düşünüyor veya şüphe duyuyor
🇮🇱Hebrew
מֵטִיל סָפֵק
לשקול כבלתי סביר או שיש לך ספקות לגבי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'doubting'?
The primary meaning of 'doubting' is 'consider unlikely or have doubts about'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'doubting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'doubting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'doubting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'doubting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'doubting' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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