dubitation
UK/djuːbɪˈteɪʃən//ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
dubitation noun: the process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
Noun
dubitation (usually uncountable, plural dubitations)
- The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
- I … Alle that my progenitouris hath … seyn, ffeythfully beleve withowtyn alle dubytacion.circa 1450, Coventry Mystery Plays, page 67 (Shakespeare Society; published 1841–53)
- The Chamæleon [...] eftir sum dubitatioun come to Striueling.1570, George Buchanan, Chamæleon, page 51
- Synonyms:
- doubtfulness
- A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.
- The trewe inuocacion of God thorow Cryst, thei haue turned it into a dowtfull dubitacion.1545, George Joye, chapter 12, in The Exposicion of Daniel the Prophete
- A pang or expression of doubt.
- Altercations, disputations and dubitations of, in and about Mystic Theologie.1683, John Pordage, edited by Edward Hooker, Theologica Mystica, or The Mystic Divinitie of the Æternal Invisibles, page 99
- [T]he deep earnest soul of the man had fallen into all manner of black scruples, dubitations; he believed himself likely to die soon, and far worse than die.1841, Thomas Carlyle, chapter 4, in Heroes and Hero Worship
dubitation meaning in Hindi
dubitation in Hindi
- process of doubting
- दुविधा duvidhā, संकोच saṅkoc
Examples of dubitation in a sentence
- All my dubitation and distress were gone, for I had something to do, although what I could not yet tell.1867, George MacDonald, chapter 32, in Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood:
- Poor William Wylder had those special troubles which haunt nervous temperaments and speculative minds, when under the solemn influence of religion. [...] These terrors and dubitations are infections.1864, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “An Evil Eye Looks on the Vicar”, in Wylder’s Hand. […], New York, N.Y.: Carleton, […], published 1865...
Synonyms of dubitation
Forms of dubitation
| plural | dubitations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dubytacion |
| alternative form | dubitacion |
| alternative form | dubitatioun |
Origin of dubitation
From Late Middle English dubytacion, from Middle French dubitation, from Latin dubitātiō.
Questions about dubitation
- What does dubitation mean?
- Dubitation means the process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
- What is dubitation in Hindi?
- Dubitation in Hindi is दुविधा (duvidhā), संकोच (saṅkoc). See Dubitation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dubitation in a sentence?
- All my dubitation and distress were gone, for I had something to do, although what I could not yet tell.
- What part of speech is dubitation?
- Dubitation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dubitation?
- Dubitation is pronounced /djuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dubitation?
- The plural of dubitation is dubitations.
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