Definition
Having doubts or not easily believing something without good evidence or proof.
Etymology
From Greek 'skeptikos' meaning 'thoughtful' or 'inquiring,' derived from the ancient Skeptic school of philosophy that questioned whether certain knowledge was possible. The word entered English in the 17th century with its modern meaning of 'doubtful.'
Kelly Says
The original Greek Skeptics weren't pessimists—they were actually doing radical philosophy by questioning whether humans could know anything for certain, and this tradition created the scientific method itself, because science requires skepticism as its foundation.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skepties
skep-TEES
ARالعربية
متشكك
mu-ta-shak-kik
BGБългарски
скептичен
skep-TI-chen
BNবাংলা
সন্দেহবাদী
shon-de-ho-ba-DEE
CACatalà
escèptic
es-SEP-tik
CSČeština
skeptický
skep-TITS-kee
DADansk
skeptisk
SKEP-tisk
DEDeutsch
skeptisch
SKEP-tish
ELΕλληνικά
σκεπτικός
skep-ti-KOS
ESEspañol
escéptico
es-KEP-ti-ko
ETEesti
skeptiline
skep-ti-LI-ne
EUEuskara
eszeptikoa
es-sep-ti-KO-a
FAفارسی
شکاکانه
she-kaa-kaa-ne
FISuomi
skeptinen
skep-TI-nen
FRFrançais
sceptique
sep-TEEK
GLGalego
escéptico
es-KEP-ti-ko
HIहिन्दी
संशयात्मक
san-sha-yaat-MAK
HRHrvatski
skeptičan
skep-TI-chan
HUMagyar
szkeptikus
SKEP-ti-kush
IDBahasa Indonesia
skeptis
skep-TIS
ITItaliano
scettico
SHET-ti-ko
JA日本語
懐疑的な
kai-gi-te-ki-na
KO한국어
회의적인
hoe-ui-jeo-gin
LTLietuvių
skeptiškas
skep-TISH-kas
LVLatviešu
skeptisks
SKEP-tisks
MNМонгол
эргэлзэгч
er-ge-le-gech
MSBahasa Melayu
skeptik
skep-TIK
MYမြန်မာ
ယုံကြည်မှုမရှိ
yone-kyay-mhu-ma-shi
NLNederlands
sceptisch
SEP-tish
NONorsk
skeptisk
SKEP-tisk
PLPolski
sceptyczny
sep-TICH-ni
PTPortuguês
cético
SE-ti-ko
RORomână
sceptic
SKEP-tik
RUРусский
скептический
skep-TI-che-skiy
SKSlovenčina
skeptický
skep-TITS-kee
SLSlovenščina
skeptičen
skep-TI-chen
SRСрпски
скептичан
skep-ti-CHAN
SVSvenska
skeptisk
skep-TISK
SWKiswahili
wenye shaka
we-nye SHA-ka
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகமான
chan-de-ka-maa-na
TEతెలుగు
సంశయాత్మక
sam-sha-yaat-ma-ka
TRTürkçe
şüpheci
shue-pe-JEE
UKУкраїнська
скептичний
skep-TICH-niy
VITiếng Việt
hoài nghi
hoai nghi