misdoubt
Have reservations about
Misdoubt is an old-fashioned or dialectal word meaning to doubt, distrust, or suspect: I misdoubt his intentions.
It can also mean to fear that something is true: She misdoubted that he would ever return.
The word survives mainly in literary contexts and some regional dialects.
Lack of faith
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- warinessCautious distrust
skepticism · incredulity · dubiousness · questioning · cynicism · distrustfulness · reservation · qualm
Delay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- doubtfulnessState of being uncertain
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
irresolution · wavering · vacillation · second-guessing · faltering · unsureness · diffidence · timidity
mistrust
Lack of faith
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
wariness · skepticism · incredulity · dubiousness · questioning · cynicism · distrustfulness · reservation · qualm · unease
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- doubtfulnessState of being uncertain
tentativeness · irresolution · wavering · vacillation · second-guessing · faltering · unsureness · diffidence · timidity · reluctance
misdoubttrust
Confidence in another
believe · certainty · confidence · conviction · certitude
doubt, doubtful, doubting, dubious, doubts, undoubtedly, doubter, doubted, undoubted