incredulousin‧cred‧u‧lous /ɪnˈkredjələs $ -dʒə-/ adjective 
‘You sold the car?’ she asked, incredulous.incredulous look/expression/voice etc She shot him an incredulous look.—incredulously adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "A millionaire!" she was incredulous. "Like hell he is!"
- "You don't have a car?" asked one incredulous woman.
- Everyone looked incredulous when I said I used to drive a taxi.
- The announcement was met by incredulous laughter.
- A sob rose in his throat, blending with an incredulous, nervous giggle framed by his lips.
- I came to sensible awareness; to incredulous understanding.
- In view of the latter's steady, incredulous gaze, I could not blame him.
- The judges were so incredulous they twice remeasured the length of the course.
- With a flourish he removed the cover and revealed to the incredulous eyes of the staff a feast of sausages and bacon.
Longman Language Activatorwhen you do not believe something
to not believe that something is true or that someone is telling the truth: · She doesn't believe anything he tells her.· I told her it was an accident, but she didn't believe me.not believe (that): · I don't believe you meant half the things you said.not believe a word of it (=not believe it at all): · They say they're going to send me the money, but I don't believe a word of it.
formal to not believe something, especially something that someone has told you: · He had nothing to gain from lying so we saw no reason to disbelieve him.· Kim, of course, disbelieved every word the boy said.
to think that something may not really be true or that someone may not really be telling the truth, even though you are not completely sure: · In all the years I knew him I never once doubted his story.· He wondered how he could ever have doubted her.doubt (that): · He doubted that the car was hers because everyone knew she had no money.doubt whether/if: · They seriously doubted whether the letter had ever existed.I doubt it spoken: · He may be able to do a good job, but I doubt it.doubt very much/seriously doubt (=think something is almost certainly not true): · She says she'll leave him, but I doubt very much that she will.
British /take something with a grain of salt American to not completely believe what someone says to you because you know that they do not always tell the truth: · It's best to take what he says with a pinch of salt - he's always exaggerating.· Every once in a while I go to a psychic, but I take everything she says with a grain of salt.
the feeling that you cannot believe someone or something, especially because it is very surprising: · When people hear tragic news their first reaction is usually one of disbelief.· My story was met with a mixture of disbelief and contempt.do something in disbelief: · I stared at him in utter disbelief.
also skeptical American someone who is sceptical about something is not sure whether it is true, or does not really believe it: · When I started this investigation I was sceptical.· His attitude towards all religion is sceptical.sceptical about: · I wish him luck, but I'm skeptical about his chances of success.
someone who is cynical is not willing to believe that people have good or honest reasons for doing something: · I think movie stars just do charity work to get publicity - but maybe I'm too cynical.· an author with a cynical view of lifecynical about: · Since her divorce, she's become very cynical about men.
unable to believe something because it is so surprising that it seems impossible: · Everyone looked incredulous when I said I used to drive a taxi.· "A millionaire!" she was incredulous. "Like hell he is!"· The announcement was met by incredulous laughter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She shot him an incredulous look.
She shot him an incredulous look.WORD FAMILYadjectiveincrediblecredibleincredulousadverbincrediblycrediblyincredulouslynouncredibilityincredulity
unable or unwilling to believe something: ‘You sold the car?’ she asked, incredulous.incredulous look/expression/voice etc She shot him an incredulous look.—incredulously adverb