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doubt

/dʌʊt/

noun

Meaning

  • Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

    "I have doubts about how to convert this code to JavaScript."

  • A point of uncertainty; a query.

verb

Meaning

  • To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

    "He doubted that was really what you meant."

  • To harbour suspicion about; suspect.

  • To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.

  • To fill with fear; to affright.

  • To dread, to fear.

Synonyms

distrust,
mistrust