dubiousness


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du·bi·ous

(do͞o′bē-əs, dyo͞o′-)
adj.
1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
2. Arousing doubt; doubtful: a dubious distinction.
3. Of questionable character: dubious profits.
[From Latin dubius; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
du′bi·ous·ly adv.
du′bi·ous·ness n.
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Noun 1. [画像:dubiousness - the state of being unsure of something]dubiousness - the state of being unsure of something
cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
arriere pensee, mental reservation, reservation - an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
distrust, mistrust, suspicion, misgiving - 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; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"
peradventure - doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent"
suspense - an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"
2. dubiousness - uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
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dubiousness

noun
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Translations
شَك، إشْتِباهٌ في، إرْتِياب
pochybnostpodezřelost
uvished
tvíræîni; óvissa
şüpheli olma

dubiousness

n
(= questionable nature, of reputation, origin) → Zweifelhaftigkeit f; (of deal, claim, statement etc) → Fragwürdigkeit f
(= uncertainty: of person) → Unsicherheit f; there was a certain dubiousness in his voice → es lag ein gewisser Zweifel in seiner Stimme
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dubiousness

[ˈdjuːbɪəsnɪs] n (uncertainty) → incertezza
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dubious

(ˈdjuːbiəs) adjective
1. doubtful. I am dubious about the wisdom of this action. onseker, twyfelagtig شاكُّ، مُشْتَبِه колеблив duvidoso pochybující, nejistý im Zweifel tvivlsom αβέβαιος, αμφίβολος dudoso kahtlev مردد epäilyttävä hésitant, incertain מְפַקפֵּק अनिश्चित, संदेहजनक dvojben bizonytalan, kétséges meragukan efins, hikandi dubbioso, incerto 半信半疑の 의심스러운 abejojantis šaubīties sangsi twijfelachtig tvilende, i tvil, tvilsom pełen wątpliwości شكمن duvidoso ne­sigur, sceptic сомневающийся neistý, pochybný negotov sumnjičav tveksam สงสัย kuşkulu 半信半疑的 схильний до сумніву; той, що сумнівається مذبذب hoài nghi 半信半疑的
2. probably not honest. dubious behaviour. twyfelagtige مُشْتَبَه فيه، مَشْكوكٌ فيه съмнителен dúbio pochybný zweifelhaft mistænkelig; dubiøs ύποπτος sospechoso kahtlane مبهم؛ نا آشکار arveluttava douteux, suspect מפוקפק संभवत: बेईमान sumnjiv, neiskren kétes mencurigakan vafasamur equivoco いかがわしい 의심쩍은 abejotinas, įtartinas apšaubāms ragu-ragu dubieus tvilsom, problematisk wątpliwy podejrzany مبهم، ناڅرګنده dúbio sus­pect, dubios сомнительный podozrivý sumljiv sumnjiv tvivelaktig, suspekt, dubiös ไม่ซื่อ şüpheli, karanlık 可疑的 підозрілий مشکوک đáng ngờ 可疑的
dubiety (djuˈbaiəti) noun
(formal) doubt; dubiousness. twyfel شَك، إرْتِياب، شَك съмнение dubiedade pochybnost, nejistota der Zweifel tvivl; uvished αμφιβολία duda, incertidumbre kahtlus, ebakindlus تردید epäilys doute פקפוק संदिग्धता, संदिग्ध मामला nesigurnost, sumnjičavost kétkedés keraguan dubbio 疑わしさ 의심, 의혹 abejonė, netikrumas šaubas; šaubīgums waswas twijfel, onzekerheid; dubbelzinnigheid det som sår tvil, uvisshet niepewność شك dubiu, îndoială сомнение pochybnosť dvomljivost sumnjičavost tvivelaktighet, tvekan, tvivelsmål ความสงสัย şüphe, kuşku (正式說法)懷疑,半信半疑 сумнів, вагання شک sự nghi ngờ (正式)可疑性,怀疑
ˈdubiousness noun
doubtfulness. twyfelagtigheid شَك، إشْتِباهٌ في، إرْتِياب съмнителност dubiedade pochybnost, podezřelost die Zweifelhaftigkeit uvished αμφίβολη εντιμότητα duda, incertitud, incertidumbre kahtlemine, ebakindlus شک و تردید epäilyttävyys incertitude ספק, פקפוק संदिग्धता neizvjesnost, nestalnost bizonytalanság keraguan tvíræðni; óvissa dubbiosità 疑わしさ 의심스러움 abejotinas dalykas šaubas; apšaubāmība kesangsian twijfelachtigheid det som sår tvil, uvisshet wątpliwość شك او ګمان dubiedade incertitudine сомнительность neistota negotovost sumnjičavost tveksamhet, tvivelaktighet ความสงสัย şüpheli olma 半信半疑 сумнівність ناقابل اعتماد ہونے کی حالت sự hoài nghi 怀疑
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