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DUBIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
Example:
there is no question about the validity of the enterprise
Synonyms:
doubt; doubtfulness; dubiousness; question
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dubiousness" is a kind of...):
precariousness; uncertainness; uncertainty (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance)
Derivation:
dubious (open to doubt or suspicion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being unsure of something
Synonyms:
doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dubiousness" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dubiousness"):
arriere pensee; mental reservation; reservation (an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly)
distrust; misgiving; mistrust; suspicion (doubt about someone's honesty)
disbelief; incredulity; mental rejection; skepticism (doubt about the truth of something)
indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution (doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action)
peradventure (doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case)
suspense (an uncertain cognitive state)
Derivation:
dubious (fraught with uncertainty or doubt)
dubious (not convinced)
