狐こ疑ぎ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision

Formal or literary term for a state of doubt or indecision, often with a nuance of suspicious hesitation. Rare in modern conversation; found in classical or formal writing.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいに狐こ疑ぎの念ねんを抱いだいた。

  I felt a sense of doubt about his explanation.

• 狐こ疑ぎ逡しゅん巡じゅんして決けつ断だんできなかった。

  I hesitated in doubt and could not make a decision.