Definition
Having doubts about accepted beliefs or claims; questioning the truth or validity of something. Inclined to doubt or question rather than accept readily.
Etymology
From Greek skeptikos meaning 'inquiring' or 'reflective,' derived from skeptesthai 'to look' or 'to consider.' The Greek Skeptics were a philosophical school that questioned the possibility of certain knowledge, influencing the modern meaning of systematic doubt.
Kelly Says
The ancient Greek Skeptics weren't simply negative doubters - they developed sophisticated methods of inquiry that became foundations of modern scientific thinking. Their approach of suspending judgment until sufficient evidence appears is now considered essential to critical thinking, making skepticism a constructive rather than destructive intellectual tool.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُشكك
mu-sh-kak
CACatalà
escèptic
es-sep-ti-k
CSČeština
skeptický
skep-ti-cky
DADansk
skeptisk
skep-ti-sk
DEDeutsch
skeptisch
skep-ti-sh
ELΕλληνικά
σκεπτικος
skep-ti-kos
ESEspañol
escéptico
es-kep-ti-koh
FISuomi
skeptinen
skep-ti-nen
FRFrançais
sceptique
skep-tee-k
HIहिन्दी
संदेहवादी
san-deh-va-dee
HUMagyar
skeptikus
skep-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
sceptis
skep-tis
ITItaliano
scettico
skep-ti-koh
KMKM
ការប្រឆាំង
kaa-r-bra-cha-ang
MRMR
अविश्वसनीय
a-vi-sh-wa-as-ni-ya-ble
MSBahasa Melayu
sceptis
skep-tis
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
sceptisch
skep-ti-sh
NONorsk
sceptisk
skep-ti-sk
PLPolski
sceptyczny
scep-ty-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
céptico
se-p-ti-koh
RORomână
sceptic
sep-ti-k
RUРусский
скептический
skep-ti-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
sceptisk
skep-ti-sk
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
TLTL
sceptical
skep-ti-kal
UKУкраїнська
скептичний
skep-ti-ch-nyy
URاردو
شبہکار
sha-ba-kaar
VITiếng Việt
hoài nghi
hoa-i ng-hi
ZUZU
isikhathi
ee-si-ka-thi