Definition of questionability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

doubt

Rare

state of being open to doubt or challenge

Rare

The questionability of his claims raised concerns.
The questionability of the evidence was apparent to everyone.
His actions added to the questionability of his leadership.

doubtfulness

dubiousness

uncertainty

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Origin of questionability

Latin, quaestio (question) + ability (ability)

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French:caractère discutable, ...
German:Fragwürdigkeit, ...
Italian:discutibilità, ...
Spanish:cuestionabilidad, ...
Portuguese:questionabilidade, ...
Chinese:可疑性, ...
Japanese:疑わしさ, ...
Arabic:قَابِلِيَّة لِلشَّك, ...
Hebrew:סָפֵק, ...
Russian:сомнительность, ...
Ukrainian:сумнівність, ...
Hindi:संदिग्धता, ...
Bengali:প্রশ্নযোগ্যতা, ...
Catalan:qüestionabilitat, ...
Czech:zpochybnitelnost, ...
Danish:tvivlsomhed, ...
Dutch:twijfelachtigheid, ...
Greek:αμφισβήτηση, ...
Hungarian:megkérdőjelezhetőség, ...
Khmer:ភាពគួរឱ្យសង្ស័យ, ...
Korean:의문, ...
Persian:قابلیت سوال‌برانگیز بودن, ...
Polish:wątpliwość, ...
Portuguese (BR):questionabilidade, ...
Romanian:îndoielnicie, ...
Swedish:tvivelaktighet, ...
Thai:ความน่าสงสัย, ...
Turkish:şüphelilik, ...
Vietnamese:tính khả nghi, ...

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