skepticism

noun

1. (US, countable, uncountable)The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
2. (US, countable, uncountable)A studied attitude of questioning and doubt.

   “Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary.”

3. (US, countable, uncountable)The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible.
4. (US, countable, uncountable)A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
5. (US, countable, uncountable)Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines.