How to say "skepticism" in Japanese

• 懐疑かいぎCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbSkepticism as a stance or attitude of doubting claims, ideas, or accepted views; it names the questioning mindset itself rather than doubt about one particular matter.
• 疑いうたがいCommon
  nounIts main senses are doubt, question, and uncertainty; when it amounts to 'skepticism', the doubt is directed at a particular claim or matter rather than forming a general questioning outlook.
  それで疑うたがいをさしはさむ余地よちはなくなる。↗

  That leaves no room for doubt.

Choose 懐疑 for skepticism as a questioning stance toward claims or ideas, and 「疑い」 when the meaning is really doubt or uncertainty about a particular matter, for which 'skepticism' is only a loose rendering.

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• 懐疑かいぎdoubt
• 疑いうたがいdoubt
• スケプチシズムskepticism
• 懐疑心かいぎしんskepticism
• 懐疑主義かいぎしゅぎskepticism
• 懐疑論かいぎろんskepticism
• 疑りうたぐりdoubt