doubt (noun)
101directed verdict — noun a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑verdict, ↑finding of fact * * * noun …
102second thought — noun thinking again about a choice previously made (Freq. 1) he had second thoughts about his purchase • Syn: ↑reconsideration, ↑afterthought, ↑rethink • Derivationally related forms: ↑rethink ( …
103unquestionableness — noun the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt • Syn: ↑indisputability, ↑indubitability, ↑unquestionability • Derivationally related forms: ↑unquestionable, ↑unquestionable (for: ↑ …
104yard goods — noun merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard • Syn: ↑piece goods • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑merchandise, ↑ware, ↑product * * * …
105amphibole — noun Etymology: French, from Late Latin amphibolus, from Greek amphibolos ambiguous, from amphiballein to throw round, doubt, from amphi + ballein to throw more at devil Date: circa 1823 1. hornblende 2. any of a group of complex silicate… …
106aporia — noun Etymology: French aporie, ultimately from Greek aporia difficulty, perplexity, from aporos impassable, from a + poros passage more at fare Date: circa 1550 1. an expression of real or pretended doubt or …
107assurance — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or action of assuring: as a. pledge, guarantee b. the act of conveying real property; also the instrument by which it is conveyed c. chiefly British insurance 2. the state of being assured: as …
108certainty — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. something that is certain 2. the quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence Synonyms: certainty, certitude, conviction mean a state of being free from doubt. certainty …
109cliff-hanger — noun Date: circa 1937 1. an adventure serial or melodrama; especially one presented in installments each ending in suspense 2. a contest whose outcome is in doubt up to the very end; broadly a suspenseful situation • cliff hanging …
110cold feet — noun plural Date: 1893 apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action …
