Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dubitation

/ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: du-bi-ta-tion
IPA: /ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.

Countable; Obsolete

noun

A pang or expression of doubt.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I … Alle that my progenitouris hath … seyn, ffeythfully beleve withowtyn alle dubytacion."
"The Chamæleon [...] eftir sum dubitatioun come to Striueling."
"All my dubitation and distress were gone, for I had something to do, although what I could not yet tell."
"The trewe inuocacion of God thorow Cryst, thei haue turned it into a dowtfull dubitacion."
"Altercations, disputations and dubitations of, in and about Mystic Theologie."
"[T]he deep earnest soul of the man had fallen into all manner of black scruples, dubitations; he believed himself likely to die soon, and far worse than die."

Etymology

From Late Middle English dubytacion, from Middle French dubitation, from Latin dubitātiō.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dubytacion, dubitation, dubitātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
British English: /djuːbɪˈteɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dubitations (plural) dubytacion (alternative) dubitacion (alternative) dubitatioun (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dubious dubitable dubitate dubitative

Synonyms

doubtfulness

Questions

How do you pronounce dubitation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/.
What does dubitation mean?: The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
Where does dubitation come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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