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doubt meaning in Sanskrit

शङ्के śaṅke

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doubt in Sanskrit: शङ्के (śaṅke). In English, doubt means to consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.

Sanskrit words for doubt

to lack confidence in
शङ्के śaṅke

English meaning of doubt

  1. verb To consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.
  2. verb To harbour suspicion about; suspect.
  3. verb To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.
  4. verb To fill with fear; to affright.

Full definition of doubt

doubt in a sentence

  • He doubted that was really what you meant.
  • I had no wish to go, though I doubt if they would have noticed me even if I had.
  • There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was.

Synonyms of doubt

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Questions about doubt in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of doubt in Sanskrit?
Doubt in Sanskrit is शङ्के (śaṅke).
doubt इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Doubt: शङ्के (śaṅke).
What does doubt mean in English?
Doubt means to consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.

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