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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszweifelhaft
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsvaɪ̯fəlhaft
"Er war sich über die zweifelhafte Quelle der Informationen im Unklaren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Hesitating or doubting.
"She was dubious about the success of the project after hearing the feedback." - 2
Not to be relied upon; suspect.
"The dubious source of the information raised concerns among the investigators."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'dubious' originates from the Latin 'dubiosus', meaning 'doubtful', which is derived from 'dubium', meaning 'doubt'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, evolving to describe a state of uncertainty or suspicion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dubious" is said worldwide
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douteux
Transliteration: douteux
"Il était douteux quant à la véracité de l'information."
zweifelhaft
Transliteration: tsvaɪ̯fəlhaft
"Er war sich über die zweifelhafte Quelle der Informationen im Unklaren."
dubbioso
Transliteration: dubbi-o-so
"Era dubbioso riguardo alla verità della storia."
dudoso
Transliteration: du-do-so
"Era dudoso sobre la veracidad de la información."
duvidoso
Transliteration: du-vi-do-so
"Ele estava duvidoso sobre a fonte da informação."
संशयास्पद
Transliteration: samsayaspaad
"वह जानकारी की विश्वसनीयता को लेकर संशयास्पद था।"
可疑的
Transliteration: kěyí de
"他对信息的可靠性感到可疑。"
의심스러운
Transliteration: uisimseureoun
"그는 정보의 신뢰성에 대해 의심스러웠다."
疑わしい
Transliteration: utagawashii
"彼はその情報の信頼性に疑わしいと思った。"
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