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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MISDOUBT

v.t.misdout'. [See Doubt. ] To suspect of deceit or danger. [An ill formed word and not in use. ]

 

MISDOUBT

n.Suspicion of crime or danger. [Not used. ] 1. Irresolution; hesitation. [Not used. ]

 

MISDOUBTFUL

a.Misgiving. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MISDOUBT

MISDOUBT Mis *doubt ", v. t. & i.

 

Defn: To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. [Obs. ] I do not misdoubt my wife. Shak.

 

MISDOUBT

MISDOUBT Mis *doubt ", n.

 

1. Suspicion. [Obs. ]

 

2. Irresolution; hesitation. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

MISDOUBTFUL

MISDOUBTFUL Mis *doubt "ful, a

 

Defn: Misgiving; hesitating. [Obs. ] "Her misdoubtful mind. " Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

misdoubt

mis doubt |misˈdout mɪsˈdaʊt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly archaic have doubts about the truth, reality, or existence of: he was diffident and always misdoubted his own ability. • fear or be suspicious about: for I fear my father, and I misdoubt his hindrances.

 

Oxford Dictionary

misdoubt

mis |doubt |mɪsˈdaʊt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 archaic or dialect have doubts about the truth, reality, or existence of: he always misdoubted his own ability. 2 fear or be suspicious about: for I fear my father, and I misdoubt his hindrances.