I. (ˈ)mis|dau̇t, -i|stau̇t verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + doubt (v.)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to doubt the reality or truth of
misdoubting his own executive ability — C.S.Forester
— often used with a noun clause as object
he took to his bed yesterday, but I misdoubt he is very ill — T.B.Costain
b. : to regard with suspicion or distrust : suspect
he was extremely presentable … you could not misdoubt him — George Meredith
2. chiefly dialect : to be apprehensive of : suspect or fear as an evil
the prisoner misdoubted him to be an apparition of his own imagining — Charles Dickens
intransitive verb
chiefly dialect : to have doubt or suspicion
II. noun
Etymology: mis- (I) + doubt (n.)
: suspicion , distrust
had some misdoubt regarding the truth of the story
could not overcome his misdoubt