DictionaryRoot: dubitare
Latin

dubitare

to doubt, hesitate

1 / 1
Hiker hesitates before a small visibly weathered footbridge, studying its loose plank with doubtful expression while remaining safely on firm ground.
noun / verb

doubt

DOWT/daʊt/

Uncertainty about whether something is true or reliable.

Etymology

Latin dubitare describes wavering in opinion and is connected with 'two': being of two minds. That image underlies uncertainty about whether something is true or trustworthy.

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