疑 念(ぎねん)

ぎねん

noun

doubt; suspicion; misgiving

1. doubt; suspicion; misgiving

A feeling of uncertainty or distrust, particularly about someone's motives, honesty, or the truth of a situation. More formal and weighty than ordinary doubt.

彼(かれ)の説明(せつめい)に疑念(ぎねん)を抱(いだ)いた。

I harbored doubts about his explanation.

疑念(ぎねん)が晴(は)れなかった。

My doubts were not cleared.

国民(こくみん)の間(あいだ)に政府(せいふ)への疑念(ぎねん)が広(ひろ)がっている。

Suspicion toward the government is spreading among the people.

Usage

A formal, somewhat literary word. More serious and weighty than 疑問(ぎもん) (question/doubt). Often implies lingering distrust that is difficult to resolve.

Common collocations

疑念(ぎねん)を抱(いだ)く (harbor doubts)
疑念(ぎねん)が生(しょう)じる (doubts arise)
疑念(ぎねん)が晴(は)れる (doubts are cleared)
疑念(ぎねん)を払拭(ふっしょく)する (dispel doubts)

Similar words

疑問(ぎもん): question, doubt — lighter; often just an intellectual question rather than distrust
不信(ふしん): distrust — focuses specifically on lack of trust in a person or institution
懐疑(かいぎ): skepticism — philosophical or systematic doubt

Related Words

Synonym: 疑問(ぎもん) (doubt (lighter))

Compare: 不信(ふしん) (distrust)

Compare: 懐疑(かいぎ) (skepticism)

Compare: 不信感(ふしんかん) (distrust)

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