Both Uses of
skeptical
in
1984 by Orwell
- From the point of view of our present rulers, therefore, the only genuine dangers are the splitting-off of a new group of able, under-employed, power-hungry people, and the growth of liberalism and skepticism in their own ranks.
p. 207..9skepticism = doubt (that something is true)
- ...the speculations which might possibly induce a skeptical or rebellious attitude are killed in advance by his early acquired inner discipline.†
p. 211..9 *
Definition:
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(skeptical) doubtful (that something is true or worthwhile)
or more rarely:
generally tending to doubt what others believe