Definition
An attitude of doubting or questioning claims until you have good evidence. It can also be a philosophical position that says we can’t be fully sure about many things.
Etymology
“Skepticism” comes from the same Greek root as “skeptic,” from “skeptikos,” meaning “thoughtful” or “inquiring.” In ancient Greece, Skeptics were a school of philosophers who questioned whether certain knowledge was possible. English kept both the everyday and philosophical senses.
Kelly Says
Skepticism is often confused with cynicism, but they’re opposites in one key way: skeptics are willing to be convinced by good evidence. The original Skeptic philosophers didn’t say “nothing is true”; they said “let’s be honest about what we really know.” That humility is strangely radical even today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ
en-kise-kase
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভাব্যতা
os-om-bhav-ya-ta
CACatalà
escèpticisme
es-sep-ti-si-sme
CSČeština
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
DADansk
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
DEDeutsch
Skepsis
skep-sis
ELΕλληνικά
σκεπτικισμός
skep-ti-ki-mos
ESEspañol
escepticismo
es-sep-ti-si-mo
FISuomi
skeptismi
skep-ti-smi
FRFrançais
scepticisme
sep-ti-si-zm
HEעברית
סקפטיות
skep-ti-ot
HUMagyar
skepticizmus
skep-ti-si-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
skeptisisme
skep-ti-si-me
ITItaliano
scetticismo
shet-ti-si-mo
KMKM
ការសង្ស័យ
ka-r-sang-say
KO한국어
비판적 사고
bi-pan-jeok sa-go
MSBahasa Melayu
skeptisisme
skep-ti-si-me
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြိုက်
lu-kyei
NLNederlands
skepticiteit
skep-ti-si-teyt
NONorsk
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
PLPolski
skeptycyzm
skep-ti-izm
PTPortuguês
ceticismo
se-ti-si-mo
RORomână
scepticism
skep-ti-sizm
RUРусский
скептицизм
skep-ti-izm
SVSvenska
skepticism
skep-ti-sizm
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
THไทย
ความ懷疑
kwan-hmwai-yee
TLTL
skeptisismo
skep-ti-si-mo
TRTürkçe
şüphecilik
shu-peh-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
скептицизм
skep-ti-izm
VITiếng Việt
hoài nghi
hwai ng-hi