skepticism

şüphecilik, kuşkuculuk

Bir şeyin doğru, uygun veya işe yarar olduğundan emin olmama.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Doubt about whether something is true, right, or likely to work.

• His story met with skepticism.
• I understand your skepticism about the plan.
• A little healthy skepticism can help you avoid scams.

Nasıl kullanılır: skepticism about something (She expressed skepticism about the new treatment.)

Eş anlamlılar: doubt, disbelief, distrust

Zıt anlamlılar: belief, credulity

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: healthy skepticism, public skepticism, skepticism about something, skepticism toward something

septisizm, kuşkuculuk

Hiçbir şeyi tamamen kesin olarak bilemeyeceğimizi savunan felsefi görüş.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The philosophical belief that we cannot know anything with complete certainty.

• We studied skepticism in philosophy class.
• His argument supports skepticism about absolute knowledge.
• Ancient skepticism questioned whether certainty was possible.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: philosophical skepticism, radical skepticism, ancient skepticism