moments of doubt
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4.3
- noun
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momentos de duda
- I had a brief moment of doubt, but again gave him the benefit.
- still have moments of doubt
- experience moments of doubt
Have you had moments of doubt, Steve, along the way?
- Have you had moments of doubt, Steve, along the way?
- But it's such a good reminder in those moments of doubt, in those moments of fear.
- When I feel like I've lost or I have moments of doubt, I do a few things.
- Let's say you know, it's rare that I have moments of doubt because I know what we're doing is important.
- Still, we don't bow down to failure, worry, moments of doubt.
Examples
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Every artist goes through moments of doubt about their work and whether it will be appreciated.
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Now did they have moments of doubt, anxiety and fear?
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For the record, I never had a moment of doubt.
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I had a huge moment of doubt.
Blog text (28) -
In your moments of doubt, who was there with you?
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Have you had moments of doubt, Steve, along the way?
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- We all have our moments of doubt.
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Surely she has her moments of doubt.
Fiction book (1997) -
Thank you for always, always being by our side in our moments of doubt and our moments of joy.
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But it's such a good reminder in those moments of doubt, in those moments of fear.
Synonyms
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1.6
A feeling of not being sure about something
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2.7
A feeling of doubt about whether something is true
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4.0
Not being sure about what will happen or what to do
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2.8
A short pause before you speak or act because you feel unsure
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8.4
A feeling of doubt or unease about whether you are doing the right thing
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5.9
A feeling of doubt or worry about whether something will turn out well
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8.2
A situation when you do not know what to do
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4.2
A short pause before you act because you are not sure
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5.5
A time when someone is unsure about a choice
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5.3
A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure
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7.0
A feeling of being unsure and slow to decide
A feeling of doubt or low confidence
A feeling of not being sure about something
A feeling of doubt or uncertainty about something
A feeling of not being sure or confident about something
A state of not knowing what will happen
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'moment' (a short interval) + 'of' (linking/partitive) + 'doubt' (feeling of uncertainty) yields 'short periods of uncertainty.' A B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer this meaning, and the same construction is common across many languages (e.g., Spanish 'momentos de duda'), supporting full transparency.
Etymology
Moments of doubt come from a simple image: imagine a person on a long road who stops for a few seconds when the path looks unclear. Those small moments are short 'pauses' and the doubt is the feeling of being 'unsure', so the phrase means short periods of being 'uncertain'.