Dubiety - English meaning

noun

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

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We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the act

noun

A situation or statement that is unclear because it can be understood in more than one way

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[ c ] this is a first step toward clarifying things, but there are still many ambiguities.

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A situation in which something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion, or an example of this

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We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands., there are still some ambiguities in the co…

noun

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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The law's ambivalence about the importance of a victim's identity

noun

The state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel

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Her ambivalence towards men, real social relationships are marked by ambiguity and ambivalence.

noun

Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.

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There seems to be some confusion about which system does what

noun

A lack of understanding, or a state of disorder

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[ c ] she writes about the confusions of her life., [ u ] in the confusion, i lost my wallet.

noun

An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

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Public cynicism about change is understandable

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The belief that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

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He's often been accused of cynicism in his attitude towards politics., such behaviour only bred cyn…

noun

Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real.

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Laura shook her head in disbelief

noun

The refusal to believe that something is true

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He shook his head in disbelief when i told him about the crash.

noun

The feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon.

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The public's distrust of politicians

verb

Doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion.

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Speculation remained that the army distrusted the peace process

noun

Lack of trust or confidence

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Many americans have a deep distrust of advertising., according to this history book, john adams, th…

noun

A state of uncertainty or hesitation.

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Some schools broke down under the stresses of policy incertitude

verb

Be suspicious of; have no confidence in.

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She had no cause to mistrust him

noun

Lack of trust; suspicion.

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There is widespread mistrust of pension providers

verb

To have doubts about the honesty of someone or be unable to trust something

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I’ve always mistrusted leaders who make too many promises., their mistrust of lawyers remained with…

noun

A sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.

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These claims were treated with scepticism

noun

A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.

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She had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her

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A feeling or belief that something is likely or true

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[ + that clause ] there are suspicions that he may not be able to play at all., [ c ] his strange b…

noun

The state of being uncertain.

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Times of uncertainty and danger

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The feeling of not being sure what will happen in the future

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The rule changes are complicated and cause uncertainty for workers and headaches for employers., at…