nnoun.cognitionthe state of being unsure of somethingSynset:doubtfulness dubiety dubiousness incertitude uncertainty
Antonyms:certainty
Derivationally Related Form:doubtfuldubiousdoubt
Hypernyms:cognitive state state of mind
Inherited Hypernyms:doubtcognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arriere penseedisbeliefdistrustincredulityindecisionindecisivenessirresolutionmental rejectionmental reservationmisgivingmistrustperadventurereservationskepticismsuspensesuspicion
Full Hyponyms:hesitationincredulityindecisionmental reservationmisgivingperadventuresuspense
nnoun.attributeuncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of somethingSynset:doubtfulness dubiousness question
Examples:- the dubiousness of his claim
- there is no question about the validity of the enterprise
Derivationally Related Form:doubtfuldubiousquestiondoubt
Hypernyms:precariousness uncertainness uncertainty
Inherited Hypernyms:doubtuncertaintyqualityattributeabstractionentity
vverb.cognitionconsider unlikely or have doubts aboutExamples:- I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage
Derivationally Related Form:doubterdoubt
Hypernyms:disbelieve discredit
Inherited Hypernyms:doubtdisbelieverejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: doubt) | They --- whether there was a traffic accident (apply to: doubt)
vverb.cognitionlack confidence in or have doubts aboutExamples:- I doubt these reports
- I suspect her true motives
- she distrusts her stepmother
Derivationally Related Form:doubt
Hypernyms:distrust mistrust suspect
Inherited Hypernyms:doubtdistrustdisbelieverejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody