doubt

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. the state of being unsure of something (Freq. 26)
• Syn:
uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
• Ant:
certainty (for: uncertainty)
• Derivationally related forms:
dubious (for: dubiousness), doubtful (for: doubtfulness)
• Hypernyms:
cognitive state, state of mind
• Hyponyms:
mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee, misgiving, mistrust,
distrust, suspicion, incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection,
indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution, peradventure, suspense
2. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something (Freq. 4)
- the dubiousness of his claim
- there is no question about the validity of the enterprise
• Syn:
dubiousness, doubtfulness, question
• Derivationally related forms:
question (for: question), doubtful (for: doubtfulness), dubious (for: dubiousness)
• Hypernyms:
uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness

II - verb

1. consider unlikely or have doubts about (Freq. 16)
- I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage
• Derivationally related forms:
doubter
• Hypernyms:
disbelieve, discredit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They doubt that there was a traffic accident
- They doubt whether there was a traffic accident
2. lack confidence in or have doubts about (Freq. 1)
- I doubt these reports
- I suspect her true motives
- she distrusts her stepmother
• Hypernyms:
distrust, mistrust, suspect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dubiousness, doubtfulness, question, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety