The difference between Doubt and Suspect
When used as nouns, doubt means uncertainty, disbelief, whereas suspect means a person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
When used as verbs, doubt means to lack confidence in, whereas suspect means to imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
Suspect is also adjective with the meaning: viewed with suspicion.
check bellow for the other definitions of Doubt and Suspect
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Doubt as a noun:
Uncertainty, disbelief.
Examples:
"There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was."
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Doubt as a noun (India):
A query; a point of uncertainty.
Examples:
"I have a doubt about how to convert this code to JavaScript."
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Doubt as a verb (ambitransitive):
To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.
Examples:
"He doubted that was really what you meant."
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Doubt as a verb (archaic):
To fear; to suspect.
Examples:
"'1798, [[w:William Short (American ambassador)]], [https://books.google.fr/books?id=x_5ZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=housa+%22niger+River%22+-house&source=bl&ots=gGqQVINS4J&sig=kmYvmWvD_gVAjhb6otz-ER7sRUI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN6PPCjNvcAhUyzoUKHZXUB6YQ6AEwEHoECDsQAQ#v=onepage&q=housa%20%22niger%20River%22%20-house&f=false letter to Thomas Jefferson]"
"'1819, Lord Byron, ''Don Juan'', I.186:"
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Doubt as a verb (obsolete):
To fear.
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Doubt as a verb (obsolete):
To fill with fear; to affright.
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Suspect as a verb (transitive):
To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
Examples:
"to suspect the presence of disease"
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Suspect as a verb (transitive):
To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
Examples:
"to suspect the truth of a story"
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Suspect as a verb (transitive):
To believe (someone) to be guilty.
Examples:
"I suspect him of being the thief."
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Suspect as a verb (intransitive):
To have suspicion.
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Suspect as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To look up to; to respect.
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Suspect as a noun:
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
Examples:
"Round up the usual suspects.'' — ''Casablanca"
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Suspect as an adjective:
Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
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Suspect as an adjective (nonstandard):
Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.