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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', which evolved through Old French 'douter' before entering Middle English as 'douten'. Over time, it has retained its core meaning related to uncertainty and lack of conviction.
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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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