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scepticism vs disbelief

disbelief vs scepticism

scepticism and disbelief both are nouns.

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

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