疑念|ぎねんginen[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundoubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
   案の定あんのじょう、彼かれは疑念ぎねんを抱いだいていた。↗

   Sure enough, he entertained doubts.

• Synonym疑いうたがいNeutralThe broadest word for doubt or suspicion, as in 「疑いが晴れる」. 疑念 is more written in flavor and refers to doubts you hold in your mind.
• Synonym疑惑ぎわくWrittenWritten-style word for doubt about whether something is genuine or above board, as in 「疑惑が浮上」; common in news reports. 疑念 is inner misgivings.
• Synonym懐疑かいぎWrittenWritten word for a skeptical attitude, as in 「懐疑的」. 疑念 points to specific doubts rather than a general stance.
• Synonym疑心ぎしんWrittenWritten word for a suspicious, distrustful mind, as in 「疑心暗鬼」. 疑念 is doubt about a particular matter.
• Synonym疑義ぎぎFormalFormal word for doubts about whether content or a procedure is proper, as in 「疑義を呈する」. 疑念 is a psychological doubt.
• Synonym疑問ぎもんNeutralA question or something you do not understand; it can also express doubt. 疑念 is doubt alone, and works for people, things, and claims.
• Synonym疑ぎWrittenA written single character for doubt, mostly used in compounds. 疑念 is a standalone word.
• Synonym不審ふしんNeutralFinding something suspicious or strange, as in 「不審な点」「挙動不審」. 疑念 is the misgivings you hold inside.
• Related半信半疑はんしんはんぎNeutralA four-character idiom for the state of being half convinced and half doubting. 疑念 is the doubt itself that you hold in your mind.
• Related怪訝けげんWrittenWritten word for being puzzled because something is unclear, as in 「怪訝な顔」「怪訝に思う」. 疑念 is doubting something.
• Related懐疑心かいぎしんWrittenWritten word for a tendency not to believe things easily. 疑念 is a doubt that arises about something specific.
• Antonym確信かくしんNeutralFirm conviction that something is true — the direct opposite of the doubt expressed by 疑念.
• Antonym信頼しんらいNeutralTrusting and relying on someone; opposed to 疑念 on the trust-versus-doubt axis.

Use 「疑念」 for doubts or misgivings you hold in your mind, as in 「疑念を抱く」. For doubt or suspicion in general pick 「疑い」, for questions 「疑問」, and for finding something suspicious 「不審」; the opposites are 「確信」 and 「信頼」.

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1. 何なんかを疑うたがう心こころや気持きもち。