MISDOUBT

Etymology

Verb

misdoubt (third-person singular simple present misdoubts, present participle misdoubting, simple past and past participle misdoubted)

(archaic, regional) To doubt the existence or reality of.

(archaic, regional) To have suspicions about.

Noun

misdoubt

suspicion; hesitation

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*doubt", v. t. & i.

Definition: To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. [Obs.] I do not misdoubt my wife. Shak.

Mis*doubt", n.

1. Suspicion. [Obs.]

2. Irresolution; hesitation. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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