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scepsis

noun /ˈskɛpsɪs/

  1. Skepticism; a skeptical approach or belief.

    uncommon, uncountable

    Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant.

Where it comes from

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “examination, observation, consideration”). See skeptic.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry scepsis (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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