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Word of the Day – Dubitation

By September 30, 2025Word of the Day

Dubitation (noun) (Archaic)

doo-bit-ay-shun

Doubt.

1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French, Old French ) < Latin dubitātiōn- (stem of dubitātiō ), equivalent to dubitāt ( us ), past participle of dubitāre

Example sentences

“There is some dubitation about whether I will rise from my bed today.”

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