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Learn to pronounce duˇbiˇtaˇtion

/ˌdo͞obəˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
doubt or hesitation.
"a judgment fenced around with proper scholarly dubitation"

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Dubitation definition: doubt. . See examples of DUBITATION used in a sentence.
1. uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something (esp in the phrases in doubt, without doubt, beyond a shadow of doubt, etc)
Noun ˇ (uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dubitation. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED ...
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dubitate in British English (ˈdjuːbɪteɪt IPA Pronunciation Guide ) verb (intransitive) to doubt or be uncertain.
The act of doubting; doubt. [Little Used.] ...
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The earliest known use of the word dubitating is in the 1830s. OED's only evidence for dubitating is from 1837, in the writing of Thomas Carlyle.
(uncountable) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty. Wiktionary. (countable) A pang or expression of doubt.