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sceptic

[ skep-tik ]

noun



sceptic

1

/ ˈ²õ°ìÉ›±è³Ùɪ°ì /

noun

  1. a person who habitually doubts the authenticity of accepted beliefs
  2. a person who mistrusts people, ideas, etc, in general
  3. a person who doubts the truth of religion, esp Christianity
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adjective

  1. of or relating to sceptics; sceptical
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Sceptic

2

/ ˈ²õ°ìÉ›±è³Ùɪ°ì /

noun

  1. a member of one of the ancient Greek schools of philosophy, esp that of Pyrrho, who believed that real knowledge of things is impossible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Sceptics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³¦±ð±è³Ù¾±³¦¾±²õ³¾, noun
  • ˈ³§³¦±ð±è³Ù¾±³¦¾±²õ³¾, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sceptic1

C16: from Latin scepticus, from Greek skeptikos one who reflects upon, from skeptesthai to consider
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Trump is a known climate sceptic who has been vocal in his criticism of global climate action.

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Kennedy, who leads the HHS, which oversees the FDA, is a well-known vaccine sceptic who has a history of spreading health information that scientists say is false.

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The gritty manner in which she beat world number 10 Emma Navarro in the Miami second round answered some of the sceptics.

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But vaccination rates have dropped in some communities in recent decades as a loose network of vaccine sceptics have without evidence questioned the safety and efficacy of the shots.

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But critics fret about safety, cost and nuclear waste – it is a sector with sceptics to convince after the disasters at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986 and Fukushima in Japan in 2011.

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