DUBITATION Meaning of DUBITATION in English [ ˌdju:bɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n ]■ noun formal doubt; hesitation.Derivativesdubitative adjective OriginME: from L. dubitatio(n-) , from dubitare 'to doubt'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004