DUBIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

Example:

there is no question about the validity of the enterprise

Synonyms:

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiousness; question

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("dubiousness" is a kind of...):

precariousness; uncertainness; uncertainty (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance)

Derivation:

dubious (open to doubt or suspicion)

Meaning:

The state of being unsure of something

Synonyms:

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dubiousness" 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 "dubiousness"):

arriere pensee; mental reservation; reservation (an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly)

distrust; misgiving; mistrust; suspicion (doubt about someone's honesty)

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)

Derivation:

dubious (fraught with uncertainty or doubt)

dubious (not convinced)