skepticism

C2 Topic:Philosophy & Reasoning

Also spelled scepticism

US /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #30621

Meanings

1

noun
doubt about the truth of something

My skepticism over the results caused me to write a rebuttal.
2

noun
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

The room was filled with scepticism of the preacher's claims.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · doubt about the truth of... incredulity

2 noun · the disbelief in any claims... agnosticism

More distrust mistrust disbelief doubtfulness dubiety suspiciousness

Opposites

credence certitude

Word family

Forms skepticisms

Derived forms antiskepticismeuro-skepticismeuroskepticismneuroskepticismoverskepticismpseudoskepticismtechnoskepticism

Related forms skeptic skeptical

Etymology

From New Latin scepticismus; equivalent to skeptic + -ism.

scepticismus la-new

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Topics

Philosophy & Reasoning Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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