DUBIETY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dubiety mean? 

• DUBIETY (noun)
  The noun DUBIETY has 1 sense:

1. the state of being unsure of something

  Familiarity information: DUBIETY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUBIETY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being unsure of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty

Hypernyms ("dubiety" 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 "dubiety"):

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)