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disbelief vs scepticism

scepticism vs disbelief

disbelief and scepticism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disbelief Yes No No No
scepticism Yes No No No
As nouns, disbelief and scepticism are synonyms defined as:
  • disbelief and scepticism: doubt about the truth of something
Other synonyms of disbelief include incredulity, mental rejection, skepticism.
As nouns, scepticism is a hyponym of disbelief; that is, scepticism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disbelief:
  • disbelief: a rejection of belief
  • scepticism: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
Other hyponyms of disbelief include agnosticism, skepticism, atheism.
disbelief (noun) scepticism (noun)
doubt about the truth of something the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
a rejection of belief doubt about the truth of something
Difference between disbelief and scepticism

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