Misdoubt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɪsˈdaʊt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misdoubt is a verb meaning suspicion; hesitation.
Meaning
suspicion; hesitation.
More Meanings
- (archaic, regional) To doubt the existence or reality of.
- (archaic, regional) To have suspicions about.
Example Sentences
I do not misdoubt my wife, but I would be loath to turn them together
"I misdoubt me much that he is a spy!" whispered one of the elder cavaliers.
‘Ay!’ he said. ‘I don't misdoubt it. —But twenty guineas for a bit of a paintin' as he knocked off in an hour or two—!’
And though all the windes of doctrin were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licencing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength.
Word Forms
- misdoubts
- misdoubting
- misdoubted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misbelieve, misdetect, misgive, misprove, mistrist, misdistinguish.
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