dubious

du·bi·ous  (db-s, dy-)

adj.

1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.

2. Arousing doubt; doubtful: a dubious distinction.

3. Of questionable character: dubious profits.

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[From Latin dubius; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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dubi·ous·ly adv.

dubi·ous·ness n.

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dubious [ˈdjuːbɪəs]

adj

1. marked by or causing doubt a dubious reply

2. unsettled in mind; uncertain; doubtful

3. of doubtful quality; untrustworthy a dubious reputation

4. not certain in outcome

[from Latin dubius wavering]

dubiously  adv

dubiousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dubious - fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" doubtful incertain, uncertain, unsure - lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
	2.	dubious - open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney doubtful, dubitable, in question questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
	3.	dubious - not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious" unconvinced - lacking conviction; "I remain unconvinced"

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dubious

adjective

1. suspect, suspicious, crooked, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), questionable, unreliable, shady (informal), unscrupulous, fishy (informal), disreputable, untrustworthy, undependable dubious business dealings
suspect reliable, dependable, trustworthy

2. unsure, uncertain, suspicious, hesitating, doubtful, sceptical, tentative, wavering, hesitant, undecided, unconvinced, iffy (informal), leery (slang), distrustful, in two minds (informal) My parents were a bit dubious about it all.
unsure sure, certain, positive, definite

3. doubtful, questionable, ambiguous, debatable, moot, arguable, equivocal, open to question, disputable This is a very dubious honour.

Translations

dubious [ˈdjuːbɪəs] ADJ

1. (= questionable) [reputation, claim, privilege, taste] → dudoso; [person, character, motives] → sospechoso; [company, offer] → poco fiable; [business deal, practice] → sospechoso, turbio; [idea, measure] → discutible; [compliment] → equívoco
to have the dubious honour/pleasure of doing sth → tener el dudoso honor/placer de hacer algo
that paté looks a bit dubious → ese paté tiene una pinta un poco sospechosa
of dubious benefit → de beneficios dudosos
of dubious origin → de origen dudoso
of dubious quality → de dudosa calidad

2. (= unsure) [look, smile] → indeciso
to be dubious → tener dudas or reservas
I was dubious at first, but he convinced me → al principio tenía mis dudas or reservas, pero él me convenció
I'm very dubious about it → tengo grandes dudas or reservas sobre ello
I am dubious that or whether the new law will achieve anything → tengo mis dudas or reservas sobre si la nueva ley va a lograr algo
he looked dubious → parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar
he sounded dubious → parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar

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dubious [ˈdjuːbiəs] adj

(= doubtful) [person] → hésitant(e), incertain(e)
to be dubious about sth → avoir des doutes sur qch, ne pas être sûr(e) de qch
My parents were a bit dubious about it → Mes parents avaient quelques doutes à ce sujet.
I'm very dubious about it → J'ai des doutes sur la question., Je n'en suis pas sûr du tout.

(= open to question) [reputation, record, company] → douteux/euse; [claim] → suspect(e)
to have the dubious honour of being ... → avoir le triste honneur d'être ...
to have the dubious distinction of being ... → avoir la triste distinction d'être ...
to have the dubious pleasure of seeing ... → avoir le privilège peu enviable de voir ...

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dubious

adj

(= questionable) reputation, person → zweifelhaft; business deal → fragwürdig, zweifelhaft; idea, claim, statement, basis → fragwürdig; attribution → fraglich; it seems dubious that… → es erscheint fragwürdig, dass …; (= suspicious) → es erscheint verdächtig, dass …; of dubious origin → zweifelhaften Ursprungs; of dubious benefit/quality → von zweifelhaftem Nutzen/zweifelhafter Qualität; it sounds dubious to me → ich habe da meine Zweifel; to have the dubious honour (Brit) or honor (US) or distinction/pleasure of doing something (usu iro) → die zweifelhafte Ehre/das zweifelhafte Vergnügen haben, etw zu tun

(= uncertain, unconvinced) → unsicher; I was dubious at first, but he convinced me → ich hatte zuerst Bedenken, aber er überzeugte mich; I was dubious that or whether … → ich bezweifelte, dass …; he’s dubious whether he should come → er weiß nicht or ist im Zweifel, ob er kommen soll; to be dubious about something → etw anzweifeln; I’m very dubious about it → ich habe da doch starke Zweifel; he sounded dubious → er klang zweifelnd or skeptisch; she looked dubious → sie blickte skeptisch drein; he gave me a dubious look → er sah mich zweifelnd an

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dubious [ˈdjuːbɪəs] adj (gen) → dubbio/a; (look, smile) → dubbioso/a; (character, manner) → ambiguo/a, equivoco/a
to feel dubious about or as to what to do next → essere incerto/a sul da farsi
I'm very dubious about it → ho i miei dubbi in proposito

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dubious [ˈdjuːbɪəs] adj (gen) → dubbio/a; (look, smile) → dubbioso/a; (character, manner) → ambiguo/a, equivoco/a
to feel dubious about or as to what to do next → essere incerto/a sul da farsi
I'm very dubious about it → ho i miei dubbi in proposito

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dubious

adj dubious [ˈdjuːbiəs]

1 doubtful I am dubious about the wisdom of this action. onseker, twyfelagtig شاكُّ، مُشْتَبِه колеблив pochybující, nejistý tvivlsom im Zweifel αβέβαιος, αμφίβολος dudoso kahtlev مردد epäilyttävä hésitant, incertain מְפַקפֵּק अनिश्चित, संदेहजनक dvojben bizonytalan, kétséges meragukan efins, hikandi dubbioso, incerto 半信半疑の 의심스러운 abejojantis šaubīties sangsi twijfelachtig tvilende, i tvil, tvilsom pełen wątpliwości duvidoso ne­sigur, sceptic сомневающийся neistý, pochybný negotov sumnjičav tveksam สงสัย kuşkulu 半信半疑的 схильний до сумніву; той, що сумнівається مذبذب hoài nghi 半信半疑的

2 probably not honest dubious behaviour. twyfelagtige مُشْتَبَه فيه، مَشْكوكٌ فيه съмнителен pochybný mistænkelig; dubiøs zweifelhaft ύποπτος sospechoso kahtlane مبهم؛ نا آشکار arveluttava douteux, suspect מְפוּקפָּק संभवत: बेईमान sumnjiv, neiskren kétes mencurigakan vafasamur equivoco いかがわしい 의심쩍은 abejotinas, įtartinas apšaubāms ragu-ragu dubieus tvilsom, problematisk wątpliwy podejrzany dúbio sus­pect, dubios сомнительный podozrivý sumljiv sumnjiv tvivelaktig, suspekt, dubiös คลุมเครือ şüpheli, karanlık 可疑的 підозрілий مشکوک đáng ngờ 可疑的

n dubiety [djuˈbaiəti]

(formal) doubt; dubiousness. twyfel شَك، إرْتِياب، شَك съмнение pochybnost, nejistota tvivl; uvished der Zweifel αμφιβολία duda, incertidumbre kahtlus, ebakindlus تردید epäilys doute פקפוק संदिग्धता, संदिग्ध मामला nesigurnost, sumnjičavost kétkedés keraguan dubbio 疑わしさ 의심, 의혹 abejonė, netikrumas šaubas; šaubīgums waswas twijfel, onzekerheid; dubbelzinnigheid det som sår tvil, uvisshet niepewność dubiu, îndoială сомнение pochybnosť dvomljivost sumnjičavost tvivelaktighet, tvekan, tvivelsmål ความสงสัย şüphe(lilik), kuşku （正式）可疑性, 懷疑 сумнів, вагання شک sự nghi ngờ （正式）可疑性, 怀疑

n dubiousness

doubtfulness. twyfelagtigheid شَك، إشْتِباهٌ في، إرْتِياب съмнителност pochybnost, podezřelost uvished die Zweifelhaftigkeit αμφίβολη εντιμότητα duda, incertitud, incertidumbre kahtlemine, ebakindlus شک و تردید epäilyttävyys incertitude סָפֶק, פִקפּוּק संदिग्धता neizvjesnost, nestalnost bizonytalanság keraguan tvíræðni; óvissa dubbiosità 疑わしさ 의심스러움 abejotinas dalykas šaubas; apšaubāmība kesangsian twijfelachtigheid det som sår tvil, uvisshet wątpliwość dubiedade incertitudine сомнительность neistota negotovost sumnjičavost tveksamhet, tvivelaktighet ความสงสัย şüpheli olma 懷疑 сумнівність ناقابل اعتماد ہونے کی حالت sự hoài nghi 怀疑

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dubious → مريب pochybný tvivlsom zweifelhaft διφορούμενος dudoso epäilyttävä douteux dvojben incerto 怪しげな 의심스러운 dubieus tvilsom wątpliwy duvidoso сомнительный tvivelaktig สงสัย kuşkulu đáng ngờ 暧昧的