n 1: the state of being unsure of something [syn: uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness]
[ant: certainty]
2: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of
something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no
question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: dubiousness, doubtfulness, question]
v 1: consider unlikely or have doubts about
2: suspect to be false; "I distrust that man" [syn: suspect, distrust]
3: lack confidence in; "I doubt these reports"