Dictionary

skepticism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (US, countable, uncountable) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
2. (US, countable, uncountable) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt.
   • Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary. 2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019:
3. (US, countable, uncountable) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible.
4. (US, countable, uncountable) A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
5. (US, countable, uncountable) Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines.

Forms

Coordinates

cynicism

Deriveds

antiskepticism · pseudoskepticism · technoskepticism · Euro-skepticism · overskepticism · neuroskepticism · Euroskepticism

Relateds

skeptical · skeptic

Translations (67)

tr şüphecilik (general disposition to doubt) · id skeptisisme (general disposition to doubt) · ro scepticism (general disposition to doubt) · vo dotim (general disposition to doubt) · sl skepticizem (general disposition to doubt) · ru ске́псис (general disposition to doubt) · de Skeptizismus (general disposition to doubt) · tl kila (general disposition to doubt) · hu szkepszis (general disposition to doubt) · ru скептици́зм (general disposition to doubt) · gd neo-chreidmheachd (general disposition to doubt) · fi skepticism (doctrine) · pt ceticismo (general disposition to doubt) · lt skepticizmas (general disposition to doubt) · is efahyggja (general disposition to doubt) · tr kuşkuculuk (general disposition to doubt) · sh скептицизам (general disposition to doubt) · pl sceptycyzm (general disposition to doubt) · hu szkepticizmus (general disposition to doubt) · fr scepticisme (general disposition to doubt) · eu eszeptizismo (general disposition to doubt) · he ספקנות (general disposition to doubt) · fo ivastevna (general disposition to doubt) · nl twijfelzucht (general disposition to doubt) · et skeptitsism (general disposition to doubt) · tr skeptisizm (general disposition to doubt) · sh skepticizam (general disposition to doubt) · hy սկեպտիցիզմ (doctrine) · crh şübecilik (general disposition to doubt) · el σκεπτικισμός (general disposition to doubt) · de Skepsis (general disposition to doubt) · hy կասկածապաշտություն (doctrine) · sv skepticism (general disposition to doubt) · es escepticismo (general disposition to doubt) · tr septisizm (doctrine) · sk skepticizmus (general disposition to doubt) · it scetticismo (general disposition to doubt) · vi chủ nghĩa hoài nghi (doctrine) · cs skepticismus (general disposition to doubt) · no skeptisisme (general disposition to doubt) · pl sceptycyzm (doctrine) · tr şüphecilik (doctrine) · ja 懐疑主義 (general disposition to doubt) · cmn 懷疑論 /怀疑论 (general disposition to doubt) · cmn 懷疑主義 /怀疑主义 (general disposition to doubt) · cs skepse (general disposition to doubt) · ja 懐疑論 (general disposition to doubt) · crh skeptitsizm (general disposition to doubt) · uk скептици́зм (general disposition to doubt) · tr septisizm (general disposition to doubt) · gl escepticismo (doctrine) · tl pangingila (general disposition to doubt) · gl escepticismo (general disposition to doubt) · sq skepticizmi (general disposition to doubt) · da skepticisme (general disposition to doubt) · hy թերահավատություն (general disposition to doubt) · nl scepticisme (general disposition to doubt) · hy կասկածամտություն (general disposition to doubt) · ca escepticisme (general disposition to doubt) · tr kuşkuculuk (doctrine) · ja スケプチシズム (general disposition to doubt) · nl skepticisme (general disposition to doubt) · la scepticismus (general disposition to doubt) · ms skeptisisme (general disposition to doubt) · fi skeptisyys (general disposition to doubt) · bg скептици́зъм (general disposition to doubt) · fi skeptisismi (doctrine)