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单词 misdoubt
释义 mis·doubt
I. \(ˈ)mis|dau̇t, -i|stau̇t\ verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + doubt (v.)
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to doubt the reality or truth of
  < misdoubting his own executive ability — C.S.Forester >
  — often used with a noun clause as object
  < he took to his bed yesterday, but I misdoubt he is very ill — T.B.Costain >
 b. : to regard with suspicion or distrust : suspect
  < he was extremely presentable … you could not misdoubt him — George Meredith >
2. chiefly dialect : to be apprehensive of : suspect or fear as an evil
 < the prisoner misdoubted him to be an apparition of his own imagining — Charles Dickens >
intransitive verb
chiefly dialect : to have doubt or suspicion
II. noun
Etymology: mis- (I) + doubt (n.)
: suspicion, distrust
 < had some misdoubt regarding the truth of the story >
 < could not overcome his misdoubt >
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