MENTAL RESERVATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

Synonyms:

arriere pensee; mental reservation; reservation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mental reservation" is a kind of...):

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)

Credits