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   scepticism

   /ˈskɛptɪsɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something: "these claims were treated with scepticism" Similar doubtdoubtfulnessdubiousnessa pinch of saltlack of convictiondisbeliefcynicismdistrustmistrustsuspicionmisbeliefincredulitypessimismdefeatismrare:dubietyPyrrhonismscepsisminimifidianismagnosticismdoubtatheismnon-theismunbeliefnon-beliefrationalismOpposite convictionbelieffaith
   • 2. the theory that certain knowledge is impossible: "Cartesian scepticism"

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