as in doubts
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 questions
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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Noun
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McConaughey may have had doubts at first, but Greengrass felt the actor was the only big star who could believably play a man hustling to stay afloat and keep his family together.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Former Defense officials also had their doubts.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Marketing reports on volume, while sales questions the quality.—
Cameron Partridge,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Virgil van Dijk took the same action to get out of Southampton and nobody questions his attitude.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, a recent serial killing using the same methods as Dexter’s Bay Harbor Butcher raises the suspicions of Dexter’s former Miami Metro PD colleague, Angel Batista (David Zayas) and a pair of NYC detectives (Kadia Saraf and Dominic Fumusa).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Roger Hird, Burnsville Pistol & Rifle Range owner, said Dyrdahl didn’t raise suspicions to him.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since the Butler County Jail began detaining people for ICE in March, some residents and immigration advocates have voiced concerns about people being detained at the jail for civil immigration violations.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Right of publicity concerns Legal experts questioned Meta’s approach.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Misdoubts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdoubts. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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