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   Skep·ti·cism

   /ˈskeptəˌsiz(ə)m/

   

   noun

   • 1. a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something: "these claims were treated with skepticism" Similar doubtdoubtfulnessdubiousnessa pinch of saltlack of convictiondisbeliefcynicismdistrustmistrustsuspicionmisbeliefincredulitypessimismdefeatismrare:dubietyPyrrhonismscepsisminimifidianismagnosticismdoubtatheismnontheismunbeliefnonbeliefrationalismOpposite convictionbelieffaith
   • 2. the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.

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