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skeptopathy

skeptopathy noun: pathological skepticism; an irrational belief that a phenomenon must be false merely because it is unusual or controversial.

Noun

skeptopathy (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Pathological skepticism; an irrational belief that a phenomenon must be false merely because it is unusual or controversial.

Origin of skeptopathy

From skeptic + -pathy.

Questions about skeptopathy

What does skeptopathy mean?
Skeptopathy means pathological skepticism; an irrational belief that a phenomenon must be false merely because it is unusual or controversial.
What part of speech is skeptopathy?
Skeptopathy is a noun.

Words near skeptopathy in the dictionary

  1. skepticks
  2. skeptics
  3. skeptimist
  4. skeptimistic
  5. skeptimists
  6. skeptopathy
  7. Skerlavai
  8. Skerne
  9. Skerne and Wansford
  10. skerping
  11. Skerrett

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