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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesduda
Pronunciation / Transliteration: doo-dah
"No hay duda de que es la decisión correcta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To feel uncertain about something.
"She began to doubt her ability to complete the project on time."
- 1
A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.
"There was no doubt in his mind that he had made the right decision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'doubt' originates from the Latin 'dubitare', meaning 'to hesitate or be uncertain'. It evolved through Old French 'douter' before entering Middle English as 'douten', reflecting a historical shift from a sense of uncertainty to a more general meaning of disbelief or lack of confidence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doubt" is said worldwide
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doute
Transliteration: dout
"Il n'y a aucun doute que c'est la bonne décision."
Zweifel
Transliteration: tsvai-fel
"Es gibt keinen Zweifel, dass er recht hat."
dubbio
Transliteration: doob-bee-oh
"Non c'è dubbio che sia la scelta giusta."
duda
Transliteration: doo-dah
"No hay duda de que es la decisión correcta."
dúvida
Transliteration: doo-vee-dah
"Não há dúvida de que é a escolha certa."
संशय
Transliteration: samsaya
"यह सही निर्णय होने में कोई संदेह नहीं है।"
怀疑
Transliteration: huái yí
"毫无疑问，这是正确的决定。"
의심
Transliteration: uisim
"그것이 올바른 결정이라는 데 의심의 여지가 없다."
疑念
Transliteration: ginen
"それが正しい決定であることに疑念はありません。"
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