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misdoubt

mis·doubt
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-dout]
    • /mɪsˈdaʊt/
    • /mɪs.ˈdaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-dout]
    • /mɪsˈdaʊt/

Definitions of misdoubt word

  • noun misdoubt doubt or suspicion. 1
  • noun misdoubt Have doubts about the truth, reality, or existence of. 1
  • verb transitive misdoubt to have doubt or suspicion about; distrust 0
  • verb transitive misdoubt to fear 0
  • intransitive verb misdoubt to have doubts 0
  • noun misdoubt suspicion; doubt 0
See all 6 definitions of misdoubt

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Origin of misdoubt

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; mis-1 + doubt

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Parts of speech for Misdoubt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Misdoubt

misdoubt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for misdoubt

verb misdoubt

  • challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
  • demur — If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
  • disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
  • discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
  • dispute — to engage in argument or debate.

noun misdoubt

  • qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
  • leeriness — wary; suspicious (usually followed by of): I'm leery of his financial advice.
All 31 Synonyms of misdoubt

Antonyms for misdoubt

noun misdoubt

  • doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
Just one Antonym for misdoubt

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