dubitation

noun

du·​bi·​ta·​tion ˌd(y)ü-bə-ˈtā-shən 

archaic

: doubt

Synonyms

• distrust
• distrustfulness
• doubt
• dubiety
• incertitude
• misdoubt
• misgiving
• mistrust
• mistrustfulness
• query
• reservation
• skepticism
• suspicion
• uncertainty

Examples of dubitation in a Sentence

with considerable dubitation we listened to his tall tales of adventure

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above