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Doubt vs Unbelieve - What's the difference?

doubt | unbelieve |

As verbs the difference between doubt and unbelieve

is that doubt is (ambitransitive) to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect while unbelieve is (lb) to lose, give up, abandon, or relinquish belief in; stop believing.

As a noun doubt

is uncertainty, disbelief.

doubt

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Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia doubt)
  • Uncertainty, disbelief.
  • *
    • It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts .

    Related terms

    * benefit of the doubt * beyond a shadow of a doubt * beyond doubt * beyond reasonable doubt * doubtable * doubter * doubtful * doubting Thomas * doubtless * no doubt * reasonable doubt * shadow of a doubt * self-doubt * undoubtedly * without doubt

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.
    • He doubted that was really what you meant.
  • * Hooker
    • Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we may lawfully doubt
  • * Dryden
    • To try your love and make you doubt of mine.
  • (archaic) To fear; to suspect.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I.186:
    • He fled, like Joseph, leaving it; but there, / I doubt , all likeness ends between the pair.
  • (obsolete) To fear; to be apprehensive of.
  • * R. of Gloucester
    • Edmond [was a] good man and doubted God.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I doubt some foul play.
  • * Spenser
    • I of doubted danger had no fear.
  • (obsolete) To fill with fear; to affright.
  • *
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • The virtues of the valiant Caratach / More doubt me than all Britain.

    Related terms

    * dubiety * dubious

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    * English reporting verbs

    unbelieve

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (lb) To lose, give up, abandon, or relinquish belief in; stop believing.
  • *2004 , Treva Harte, Lani Aames, Maryjanice Davidson, Nicely Naughty :
    • She began to unbelieve' when she was eight years old.” '''Unbelieve'''. The word brought incredible sadness to them all. Every time a child started to ' unbelieve , a little of the magic of Christmas was lost.