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Noun doubt has 2 senses

doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness - the state of being unsure of something
--₁ is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
--₁ has particulars:
mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee; misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion; incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection; indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution; suspense

Derived form: verb doubt₁
doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question - uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
--₂ is a kind of uncertainty, uncertainness

Derived form: verb doubt₂

Verb doubt has 2 senses

doubt - consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
--₁ is one way to disbelieve, discredit

Derived forms: noun doubt₁, noun doubter₂, noun doubter₁
Sample sentences:
They doubt that there was a traffic accident
They doubt whether there was a traffic accident
doubt - lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
--₂ is one way to distrust, mistrust, suspect

Derived form: noun doubt₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody