Definitions For Dubitation

Noun

DUBITATION (plural - or s) (uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty. (countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt. (countable) A pang or expression of doubt.

Synonyms

state of being in doubt doubtfulness

Related terms

{{rel-top4, Terms etymologically related to dubitation}} dubious {{rel-mid4}} dubitable {{rel-mid4}} dubitate {{rel-mid4}} dubitative {{rel-bottom}}

Translations

Bulgarian: съмнение, n Catalan: dubte, m Finnish: epäröinti French: doute German: Zweifeln, n, Bezweifeln, n Italian: dubbio Russian: сомне́ние, n Spanish: duda Turkish: şüphe, tereddüt Finnish: epäröinti, epäilys French: angoisse, interrogation, anxiété, affres Italian: angoscia Spanish: zozobra, ansia, angustia

Alternative forms

{{l, enm, dubytacion}} 15th century dubitacion, dubitatioun 16th century

Etymology

From Late Middle English dubytacion, from {{der, enm, frm, dubitation}}, from {{der, en, la, dubitātiō}}.