as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
whatever misdoubts I had about the candidate's qualifications were erased by the interview
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people
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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bipartisan skepticism of corporate power comes and goes in America, but the latest wave has roots in the parallel streams flowing from the Great Financial Crisis, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Chastain ended the lengthy note with a hint of skepticism about whether the series would ever air at all.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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Three people were taken into custody, and one was being held on suspicion of murder, Eisenman said.—
Jordan B. Darling,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Since the racial justice protests of 2020, however, political posting has existed under sustained suspicion as performative.—
Alessandra Schade,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Misdoubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoubt. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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