"in doubt" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more in doubt [comparative], most in doubt [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} in doubt (comparative more in doubt, superlative most in doubt)
  1. uncertain, unclear, unsure Categories (topical): Epistemology Derived forms: when in doubt, do nowt Translations (unclear as to what to do): فِي شَكٍّ (fī šakkin) (Arabic), فِي رَيْبٍ (fī raybin) (Arabic), whakamāpuna (Maori), rapurapu (Maori), en cuestión (Spanish)
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          "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
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          "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
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          "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
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          "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
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      "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
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    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
      "word": "rapurapu"
    },
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      "sense": "unclear as to what to do",
      "word": "en cuestión"
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