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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscetticismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: scetticismo
"Il progetto è stato accolto con diffuso scetticismo."
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An attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.
"Public skepticism about the new policy remains high."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek skeptikos, meaning 'inquirer' or 'to reflect', entering English via French and Modern Latin in the late 16th century. Historically associated with philosophical schools doubting the possibility of real knowledge, it evolved in modern usage to denote a general attitude of doubt or a disposition to disbelief toward specific claims.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skepticism" is said worldwide
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scepticisme
Transliteration: scepticisme
"Il a accueilli la nouvelle avec beaucoup de scepticisme."
Skepsis
Transliteration: Skepsis
"Die Pläne stießen bei den Bürgern auf große Skepsis."
scetticismo
Transliteration: scetticismo
"Il progetto è stato accolto con diffuso scetticismo."
escepticismo
Transliteration: escepticismo
"Su anuncio fue recibido con gran escepticismo."
ceticismo
Transliteration: ceticismo
"Há muito ceticismo em relação a essas promessas."
संदehवाद
Transliteration: sandehvaad
"उनकी इस बात को संदेहवाद के साथ देखा गया।"
怀疑主义
Transliteration: huáiyí zhǔyì
"公众对这项新政策充满了怀疑主义。"
회의론
Transliteration: hoeiron
"그 제안에 대해 상당한 회의론이 존재한다."
懐疑主義
Transliteration: kaigi shugi
"その計画は世間から強い懐疑主義をもって迎えられた。"
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