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misdoubt

[ mis-dout ]

/ mɪsˈdaʊt /

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verb (used with or without object)

to doubt or suspect.

noun

doubt or suspicion.

Origin of misdoubt

First recorded in 1530–40; mis-¹ + doubt

Words nearby misdoubt

misdiagnosis, misdial, misdirect, misdirection, misdo, misdoubt, mise, mise en place, mise en scène, misease, miseducate

Example sentences from the Web for misdoubt

Alice Lewthwaite counts it mighty late to tarry unwed, but I do misdoubt of mine own mind if Helen ever shall wed with any.

Joyce Morrell's Harvest |Emily Sarah Holt
This is a sore trial of faith, sir, and I misdoubt I canna stand it.

Sir Quixote of the Moors |John Buchan
He answered, "I know not, but sore I misdoubt me that soon we shall know thereof overwell."

The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) |Anonymous
But I misdoubt me if the master will ever have got so far, though he may have been tempted on when he did not meet them.

Uncanny Tales |Mary Louisa Molesworth

I misdoubt me if he can really hurt us, be he never so vindictive.

The Secret Chamber at Chad |Evelyn Everett-Green

British Dictionary definitions for misdoubt

misdoubt

/ (mɪsˈdaʊt) /

verb

an archaic word for doubt, suspect