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(transitive, archaic) To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, archaic) To anticipate with dread or fear; to apprehend.

Ther be but two wayes onely. The one whiche by followyng the affections ledeth to perdicion. The other whyche throughe the mortifyenge of the fleſhe: ledeth to lyfe, why doubteſt thou in thy ſelf: There is no thyrde way.
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  • “Lately, I've been grappling with feelings of self-doubt. No matter how much I accomplish, it sometimes feels like I'm not doing enough. Trying to remind myself that progress isn't always linear. Just taking it one day at a time. 🌀✨ #MentalHealthMatters #Struggles”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Disgusting! No doubt overwhelmingly MAGAts. 🤮”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Maybe it’s the thought of stress echoing real symptoms so convincingly that it sparks this uneasy wondering about how anyone can tell when the body is signaling something real, and how easily that uncertainty can tighten into a loop that feeds both the stress and the doubt.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “One character is thick and the other isn't. They've gone with what is best rather blindly following a rule. Also I doubt the scene is completely improvised given that they have a prop amp already made.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Also this. (Things being what they are, I doubt he'll delete his more recent mouth-shart.)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

He doubted that was really what you meant.
Origin: The verb is derived from , from , doter, duter (compare ), from ; the further etymology is uncertain, but one theory is that dubitō may be derived from dubius, from duhibius, from duo (ultimately from ) + habeō (possibly ultimately from ). Spelling reformers of the early modern period added the letter b to reflect the Latin root dubitō, but it has never been pronounced in English. The noun is derived from , doute, from , dote, dute, from doter, douter, duter (compare ; modern ); see further etymology above. The ESL "question" sense is a from Romance cognates: , , , , and others, which can a. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “if you’re gonna give tucker the benefit of the doubt just go ahead and eat a big ol’ bag of shit. fucking idiots.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Rrrrh, must be a familiar experience with all the beasts you're turning into mothers with those sagging boulders of yours, but I doubt they'd turn down such lovely attention from a stud like yourself~”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's propaganda 24/7 now. It's not an oopsie, and it's not benefit of the doubt. It's all deliberate.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““I’m not casting judgement on anyone’s beliefs…” Doubt.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The fuck do they need $1 billion? I sincerely doubt you need more than half a million for security upgrades. The rest is just a waste of money.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, archaic, outside, Scotland) To harbour suspicion about; suspect.

I had no wish to go, though I doubt if they would have noticed me even if I had.
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  • “>> I actually doubt it's a different song.”

  • “>> I actually doubt it's a different song.”

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