misdoubt

American  

[mis-daut] / mɪsˈdaʊt /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to doubt or suspect.

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noun

1. doubt or suspicion.

misdoubt British  

/ mɪsˈdaʊt /

verb

1. an archaic word for doubt suspect

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Etymology

Origin of misdoubt

First recorded in 1530–40; mis- ¹ + doubt

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Example Sentences

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misdoubt

But sometimes I misdoubt the was; an’ if I loses my grip on the was, Tumm, my God! what’ll become o’ the will be?

From Every Man for Himself by Norman Duncan

"If they don't take to treat him kinder, I misdoubt me but he'll do something desperate, as the dead-and-gone heir, Rupert, did," she remarked, sitting down near her father.

From Trevlyn Hold by Mrs. Henry Wood

He understands things," he muttered, "and I misdoubt this.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman

I misdoubt not that the father is a thegn.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison

I'll conquer my misdoubt,     And in thy love and counsel drown my fear.

From The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd

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