Definition of Doubt

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Definition of Doubt

Doubt

To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.

To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive.

To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to; to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe; to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt the truth of it.

To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.

To fill with fear; to affright.

A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation.

Uncertainty of condition.

Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.

Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point unsettled; objection.

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Doubt Quotations

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
Buddha

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
Barack Obama

When in doubt tell the truth.
Mark Twain

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.
Napoleon Hill

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Napoleon Hill

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
Kahlil Gibran

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.
Kahlil Gibran

Doubt Translations

doubt in Afrikaans is twyfel
doubt in Danish is tvivl, tvivle
doubt in Dutch is in dubio staan, twijfelen, dubben
doubt in French is doutent, doutez, doute, doutons, douter
doubt in German is Zweifel, Zweifel, anzweifeln
doubt in Italian is mettere in dubbio, dubitare, dubbio
doubt in Latin is dubium
doubt in Spanish is dudar, dudar, duda
doubt in Swedish is tvivla, betvivla, tvivel

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