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Noun [English]

IPA: /djuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ [UK], /dʒuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ [US], /ˌdju.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-dubitation.ogg Forms: dubitations [plural]
enPR: dyo͞obĭtāʹshən [UK], jo͞ob- [UK], d(y)o͞obĭtāʹshən [US] Etymology: From Late Middle English dubytacion, from Middle French dubitation, from Latin dubitātiō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dubytacion}} Middle English dubytacion, {{der|en|frm|dubitation}} Middle French dubitation, {{der|en|la|dubitātiō}} Latin dubitātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} dubitation (usually uncountable, plural dubitations)
  1. (uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Synonyms (state of being in doubt): doubtfulness Translations (process of doubting): съмнение (sǎmnenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), dubte [masculine] (Catalan), epäröinti (Finnish), doute (French), Zweifeln [neuter] (German), Bezweifeln [neuter] (German), dubbio (Italian), сомне́ние (somnénije) [neuter] (Russian), duda (Spanish), şüphe (Turkish), tereddüt (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dubitation-en-noun-RcA4liLZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 36 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 57 31 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 21 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 19 4 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 20 2 34 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 63 28 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 28 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 26 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 28 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 66 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 27 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 66 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 64 28 8 Disambiguation of 'state of being in doubt': 74 15 11 Disambiguation of 'process of doubting': 72 13 16
  2. (countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt. Tags: countable, obsolete, usually
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  3. (countable) A pang or expression of doubt. Tags: countable, usually Translations (pang or expression of doubt): epäröinti (Finnish), epäilys (Finnish), angoisse (French), interrogation (French), anxiété (French), affres (French), angoscia (Italian), zozobra (Spanish), ansia (Spanish), angustia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dubitation-en-noun-qe~CDhw5 Disambiguation of 'pang or expression of doubt': 11 10 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dubytacion [15th century], dubitacion, dubitatioun [16th century] Related terms: dubious, dubitable, dubitate, dubitative

Noun [French]

IPA: /dy.bi.ta.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-dubitation.wav Forms: dubitations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dubitātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|dubitātiō|dubitātiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin dubitātiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} dubitation f (plural dubitations)
  1. (literary) dubitation: the action of putting in doubt, or a state of doubt Tags: feminine, literary
    Sense id: en-dubitation-fr-noun-Y6cWG6Ky Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 19 4 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 20 2 34 12 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. (rhetoric) a figure of speech, a passage in which a writer or speaker expresses or feigns doubt, for example to forestall objections Tags: feminine, rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-dubitation-fr-noun-olRvSHyu Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 19 4 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 20 2 34 12

Noun [Old French]

Forms: dubitation oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], dubitations [oblique, plural], dubitation [nominative, singular], dubitations [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dubitātiō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fro|la|dubitātiō}} Borrowed from Latin dubitātiō Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} dubitation oblique singular, f (oblique plural dubitations, nominative singular dubitation, nominative plural dubitations)
  1. doubt
    Sense id: en-dubitation-fro-noun-xnYOgOMy Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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