du·bi·ta·tion \ˌd(y)übəˈtashən\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English dubytacion, from Middle French dubitation, from Latin dubitation-, dubitatio, from dubitatus + -ion-, -io -ion archaic: the quality or state of doubting : an instance of doubting : doubt < I am in some dubitation whether it ever existed at all — T.A.Guthrie >