misdoubt

American  

[mis-dout] / 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

Example Sentences

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misdoubt

We put him in charge of a woman, who said she'd take care of him, but I misdoubt her.

From Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson

And who would murmur and misdoubt, When God's great sunrise finds him out?

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The gentle sisters Take on a many helpful task; some of 'em, I misdoubt, are twisters.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 by Various

An yit, hyar latterly," suggested the mountaineer dubiously, "I've done commenced ter misdoubt ef I've been right, atter all.

From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck

O continue to love me, and never misdoubt the most faithful heart of thy "Beloved LUDWIG."

From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler