Associations to the word «Doubt»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DOUBT, noun. Uncertainty, disbelief.
DOUBT, verb. (ambitransitive) To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.
DOUBT, verb. (archaic) To fear; to suspect.
DOUBT, verb. (obsolete) To fear; to be apprehensive of.
DOUBT, verb. (obsolete) To fill with fear; to affright.
Dictionary definition
DOUBT, noun. The state of being unsure of something.
DOUBT, noun. Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise".
DOUBT, verb. Consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage".
DOUBT, verb. Lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.