call something into doubt

call something into doubt
call something into question/doubt/formal phrase
to make something seem less certain

I think that the association’s integrity has been called into question by the affair.

Thesaurus: to make something less certainsynonym
Main entry: call

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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