miscreance†; infidelity &c (irreligion) 989 [Obs.]; dissent &c 489;
change of opinion &c 484; retraction &c 607.
doubt &c (uncertainty) 475; skepticism, scepticism, misgiving,
demure; distrust, mistrust, cynicism; misdoubt†, suspicion, jealousy,
scruple, qualm; onus probandi [Lat.].
incredibility, incredibleness; incredulity.
[person who doubts] doubter, skeptic, cynic.; unbeliever &c 487.
V. disbelieve, discredit; not believe &c 484; misbelieve†; refuse to
admit &c (dissent) 489; refuse to believe &c (incredulity) 487.
doubt; be doubtful &c (uncertain) 475; doubt the truth of; be
skeptical as to &c adj.; diffide†; distrust, mistrust; suspect, smoke,
scent, smell a rat; have doubts, harbor doubts, entertain doubts,
suspicions; have one's doubts.
demure, stick at, pause, hesitate, scruple; stop to consider,
waver.
hang in suspense, hang in doubt.
throw doubt upon, raise a question; bring in, call in question;
question, challenge, dispute; deny &c 536; cavil; cause a doubt, raise
a doubt, start a doubt, suggest a doubt, awake a doubt, make suspicion;
ergotize†.
startle, stagger; shake one's faith, shake one's belief, stagger
one's faith, stagger one's belief.
Adj. unbelieving; skeptical, sceptical.
incredulous as to, skeptical as to; distrustful as to, shy as to,
suspicious of; doubting &c v.. doubtful &c (uncertain) 475; disputable;
unworthy of, undeserving of belief &c 484; questionable; suspect,
suspicious; open to suspicion, open to doubt; staggering, hard to
believe, incredible, unbelievable, not to be believed, inconceivable;
impossible &c 471.
fallible &c (uncertain) 475; undemonstrable; controvertible &c
(untrue) 495.
Adv. cum grano salis [Lat.], with a grain of salt; with grains of
allowance.
Phr. fronti nulla fides [Lat.]; nimium ne crede colori [Lat.] [Vergil];
timeo Danaos et dona ferentes [Vergil], I fear the Greeks even when
bearing gifts, beware of Greeks bearing gifts; credat Judaeus Apella
[Lat.] [Horace]; let those believe who may; ad tristem partem stenua
est suspicio [Lat.] [Syrus].