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What is the difference between suspect and doubt ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between suspect and doubt ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Suspect means that you are somewhat sure of something.
"I suspect you are right about Jane getting fired. I haven't seen her all week and her desk looks empty."
Doubt means you can't completely believe something is happening.
"I doubt that the boss is being honest about the business doing well. I haven't seen a customer in days."
- English (US)
An important difference is that if you doubt X, you suspect that X is NOT true.
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