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Doubt

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uncertaintynoun(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
dubietynoun(uncountable) Doubtfulness.
incertitudenoununcertainty, doubt, insecurity
questionnounA worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
distrustnounTo put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
dubiousnessnounDoubt; uncertainty.
doubtfulnessnounThe state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
suspectverb(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

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certaintynounThe state of being certain.

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dubiousnessnounDoubt; uncertainty.
dubietynoun(uncountable) Doubtfulness.
doubtfulnessnounThe state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
incertitudenoununcertainty, doubt, insecurity
uncertaintynoun(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
suspectnounA person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
distrustnounLack of trust or confidence.
questionnounA worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
perhapsnounPossibly.
suspicionnounThe act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
suspectedbelieved to be a cause or at fault.
self-doubtnounThe doubting of one's own abilities.
mistrustnounLack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
misunderstandingnounA mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
mistakenounAn error.
mistakingnoun(obsolete) A mistake.
reluctancenounUnwillingness to do something.
disbeliefnounAn unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
skepticismnoun(philosophy) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt.
scepticismnoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of skepticism. [(philosophy) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.]

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