dubitation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dubitation
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French, Old French ) < Latin dubitātiōn- (stem of dubitātiō ), equivalent to dubitāt ( us ), past participle of dubitāre ( dubit- doubt + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The other dubitation which disturbs thee has less venom, for its malice could not lead thee from me elsewhere.
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Paradise by Norton, Charles Eliot
In an agony of dubitation, as the day wore on, he was interrupted.
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
He went; and Alf, in fearful dubitation said to himself, 'by such a chief is Munster to be governed!
From Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist by Velde, Carl Franz van der
Perhaps Mr. Larkin had not yet formed any distinct plans, and was really in considerable dubitation.
From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Breakfast had been taken in his own room, but afterward, with some dubitation, he had gone downstairs.
From Lewis Rand by Johnston, Mary
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