Definition

1. Verb:
   • To doubt; to suspect: To feel uncertain about the truth, reality, or reliability of something or someone; to think that something may not be true or that someone may not be honest.
   • To be skeptical of; to distrust: To have a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is not being truthful, leading to a lack of confidence or trust.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi hồ nghi tính chính xác của thông tin đó. (I doubt the accuracy of that information.)
  • Cảnh sát hồ nghi anh ta có liên quan đến vụ án. (The police suspect he is involved in the case.)
  • Đừng hồ nghi lòng tốt của cô ấy. (Don't distrust her good intentions.)

Advanced Usage

• "hoài nghi": This is a close synonym, often used in more formal or philosophical contexts to express doubt or skepticism.
  • Anh ấy có thái độ hoài nghi với mọi lời hứa. (He has a skeptical attitude toward all promises.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự hồ nghi (n): Doubt, suspicion (the noun form).
  • Sự hồ nghi của anh ấy là có cơ sở. (His suspicion is well-founded.)
• Đáng hồ nghi (adj): Doubtful, suspicious, questionable.
  • Hành vi đáng hồ nghi của người lạ. (The suspicious behavior of the stranger.)

Synonyms

• Doubt: To be uncertain about.
• Suspect: To think something is likely, especially something bad.
• Distrust: To not trust.
• Be skeptical of: To have doubts about something.

Related Idioms

• Nhìn với ánh mắt hồ nghi: To look with a suspicious/doubtful eye.
  • Ông chủ nhìn nhân viên mới với ánh mắt hồ nghi. (The boss looked at the new employee with a suspicious eye.)

verb

1. to doubt; to discredit