doubtfulness

noun

Definition of doubtfulnessnext
1
as in dubiousness

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2
as in disbelief

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  1. disbelief
  2. incredulity
  3. dishonesty
Noun
  • Across the land, a willing suspension of disbelief has taken hold.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The dad continued and Flynn stood back in disbelief.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of disbelief
Noun
  • That same air of incredulity is familiar to those who have worked with him.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Americans respond to this sentiment with a mixture of incredulity and exasperation.
    Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
Definition of incredulity
Noun
  • Cheating and deliberate misrepresentation/dishonesty were the moral dilemmas rated most negatively in the dataset—even more so than intentional harm.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • New Jersey Republican Assemblyman Erik Peterson went so far as to accuse federal officials of dishonesty.
    Steve Almasy, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of dishonesty
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