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Meaning of Scepticism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Alternative spelling of skepticism.

UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الشكّ
Čeština skepse skepticismus
हिन्दी संशयवाद
Українська скептицизм

Examples

“When, across the hundredfold poor scepticisms, trivialisms and constitutional cobwebberies of Dryasdust, you catch any glimpse of a William the Conqueror, a Tancred of Hauteville or suchlike, — do you not discern veritably some rude outline of a true God-made King […]?”
“As per the old Jewish joke “ask two Jews, get three opinions”, there’s room on this seven-strong bill (plus [Hannah] Gadsby) for at least that many different perspectives on gender – including some impish scepticism from Canadian comic DeAnne Smith, who complains about “getting they/them’d against my will since 2005”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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