"misdoubt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈdaʊt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misdoubt.wav
Etymology: From mis- + doubt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|doubt}} mis- + doubt Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} misdoubt
  1. suspicion; hesitation
    Sense id: en-misdoubt-en-noun-aMMWcH8r Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 30 35 36

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈdaʊt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misdoubt.wav Forms: misdoubts [present, singular, third-person], misdoubting [participle, present], misdoubted [participle, past], misdoubted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + doubt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|doubt}} mis- + doubt Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdoubt (third-person singular simple present misdoubts, present participle misdoubting, simple past and past participle misdoubted)
  1. (archaic, regional) To doubt the existence or reality of. Tags: archaic, regional
    Sense id: en-misdoubt-en-verb-GxRbeZD5 Categories (other): Regional English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 30 35 36
  2. (archaic, regional) To have suspicions about. Tags: archaic, regional
    Sense id: en-misdoubt-en-verb-Sw5zmC4Q Categories (other): Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 30 35 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 10 80

Inflected forms

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