zweifelhaft

/ˈtsvaɪ̯fl̩haft/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. doubtful, dubious

    • Das Ergebnis ist zweifelhaft.

      The result is doubtful.

Similar words

bedenklich

Close synonyms for something questionable or worrying.

unsicher

Close synonyms in the sense of being uncertain about something, not fully trusting it.

Similar in other languages

English

uncertain

Close — uncertain relates to doubtful, dubious (zweifelhaft).

Practice

1 What does zweifelhaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Ergebnis ist ___.

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