Meaning of misdoubt | Babel Free
/mɪsˈdaʊt/Definitions
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To doubt the existence or reality of. archaic, regional
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To have suspicions about. archaic, regional
Examples
“And though all the windes of doctrin were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licencing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength.”
“‘Ay!’ he said. ‘I don't misdoubt it. —But twenty guineas for a bit of a paintin' as he knocked off in an hour or two—!’”
“I do not misdoubt my wife, but I would be loath to turn them together”
“"I misdoubt me much that he is a spy!" whispered one of the elder cavaliers.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.