懐疑(かいぎ)

かいぎ
noun / suru verb
doubt, skepticism
1. doubt, skepticism, suspicion
The attitude of questioning or doubting the truth, validity, or reliability of something. A formal term used in intellectual, philosophical, and critical contexts.
懐疑的(かいぎてき)な目(め)で見(み)る。
To look at with skeptical eyes.
その説(せつ)に懐疑(かいぎ)を抱(いだ)く研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)もいる。
There are researchers who harbor doubts about that theory.
専門家(せんもんか)の間(あいだ)でも、この政策(せいさく)の効果(こうか)に対(たい)して懐疑的(かいぎてき)な意見(いけん)が少(すく)なくない。
Even among experts, there are not a few skeptical opinions about the effectiveness of this policy.

USAGE:
Most commonly encountered as the na-adjective 懐疑的(かいぎてき) (skeptical). The noun form 懐疑(かいぎ) appears in patterns like 懐疑(かいぎ)を抱(いだ)く (to harbor doubt). Also used in philosophical terminology: 懐疑主義(かいぎしゅぎ) (skepticism) and 懐疑論(かいぎろん) (skeptical argument).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 懐疑的(かいぎてき): skeptical
  • 懐疑(かいぎ)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor doubt
  • 懐疑主義(かいぎしゅぎ): skepticism (philosophy)
  • 懐疑的(かいぎてき)な見方(みかた): skeptical view

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 疑問(ぎもん): question, doubt (more neutral)
  • 疑惑(ぎわく): suspicion (stronger, often about misconduct)
  • 不信(ふしん): distrust
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