SCEPTICISM

US usually and ANZ also skepticism [noun] [U]Senior ministers have expressed scepticism about the practicality of the proposals.The company's environmental claims have been greeted with scepticism by conservationists.I think it's important to treat his claims with a degree of skepticism.She maintained a healthy scepticism about (= was wisely unwilling to believe in) her chances of winning.He was thrown out of his church because of his scepticism about the existence of God.