misdoubted

past tense of misdoubt
as in doubted
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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  • Allied with previous victories at Strade Bianche and in Amstel Gold, and Pidcock’s pedigree in long one-day races should not be doubted.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Many researchers laughed at the programs’ sometimes embarrassing errors and doubted the models’ utility.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • The article went viral, garnering pushback from the LGBT community over how it was covered and more attention to the LGBT bar itself from conservative pundits, who questioned why the bar still had a mask mandate.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • That anyone who questioned this restriction was marginalized and excluded and actually thrown out of society.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Misdoubted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoubted. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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