dubitation

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dubitation

/djuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ UK
/dʒuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ UK
/ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ US
/ˌdju.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ US

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From Late Middle English dubytacion, from Middle French dubitation, from Latin dubitātiō.

noun dubitations · dubytacion · dubitacion · dubitatioun

archaic, uncountable, usually 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.
Similar: doubtfulness
countable, obsolete, usually 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.
countable, usually A pang or expression of doubt. Altercations, disputations and dubitations of, in and about Mystic Theologie.

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noun process of doubting

Español	dubitación
हिन्दी	दुविधा duvidhā, संकोच saṅkoc
Français	doute
Deutsch	Zweifeln, Bezweifeln
Italiano	dubbio
Русский	сомне́ние somnénije

noun pang or expression of doubt

Español	zozobra, dubitación
Français	angoisse, interrogation, anxiété, affres
Italiano	angoscia

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@misc{dubitation_2026,
  title = {dubitation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dubitation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}