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skepticism

noun

1. doubt about the truth of something (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑incredulity, ↑disbelief, ↑mental rejection

• Derivationally related forms: ↑skeptical, ↑incredulous (for: ↑incredulity)

• Hypernyms: ↑doubt, ↑uncertainty, ↑incertitude, ↑dubiety, ↑doubtfulness, ↑dubiousness

2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• Syn: ↑agnosticism, ↑scepticism

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sceptical (for: ↑scepticism), ↑skeptical

• Hypernyms: ↑unbelief, ↑disbelief

Useful english dictionary. 2012.