Suspect vs. Doubt

Suspect vs. Doubt — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Suspect and Doubt

Suspectverb

(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

to suspect the presence of disease

Doubtnoun

Uncertainty, disbelief.

There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was.

Suspectverb

(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

to suspect the truth of a story

Doubtnoun

(India) A query; a point of uncertainty.

I have a doubt about how to convert this code to JavaScript.

Suspectverb

(transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.

I suspect him of being the thief.

Doubtverb

(ambitransitive) To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.

He doubted that was really what you meant.
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Suspectverb

(intransitive) To have suspicion.

Doubtverb

(archaic) To fear; to suspect.

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Suspectverb

To look up to; to respect.

Doubtverb

(obsolete) To fear.

Suspectnoun

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

Doubtverb

(obsolete) To fill with fear; to affright.

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Suspectadjective

Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

Doubtnoun

the state of being unsure of something

Suspectadjective

(nonstandard) Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

Doubtnoun

uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something;

the dubiousness of his claimthere is no question about the validity of the enterprise

Suspectnoun

someone who is under suspicion

Doubtverb

consider unlikely or have doubts about;

I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage

Suspectnoun

a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Doubtverb

lack confidence in or have doubts about;

I doubt these reportsI suspect her true motivesshe distrusts her stepmother

Suspectverb

imagine to be the case or true or probable;

I suspect he is a fugitiveI surmised that the butler did it

Suspectverb

regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

Suspectverb

hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty;

The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks

Suspectadjective

not as expected;

there was something fishy about the accidentup to some funny businesssome definitely queer goings-ona shady dealher motives were suspectsuspicious behavior