Adjektiv

zweifelhaft

doubtful, questionable, dubious, shady

Sein Alibi ist zweifelhaft.

His alibi is doubtful.

Das ist eine zweifelhafte Ehre.

That is a dubious honour.

((sth.)) is doubtful sth. is doubtful His alibi is doubtful.

a doubtful ((sth.)) a doubtful sth. That is a dubious honour.

Synonyms: fragwürdig, ungewiss, dubios; Antonyms: sicher, gewiss, eindeutig

From 'Zweifel' (doubt) + the suffix '-haft' (having the quality of). 'Zweifel' itself comes from 'zwei' (two), suggesting being torn between two options.

Think of something being 'hafted' or stuck with 'Zweifel' (doubt). If it's full of doubt, it's 'zweifelhaft'.

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