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单词 incredulity
释义

incredulity

noun

in·​cre·​du·​li·​ty ˌin-kri-ˈdü-lə-tē How to pronounce incredulity (audio)
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: the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief

Synonyms

  • disbelief
  • nonbelief
  • unbelief
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Example Sentences

The news of his death was met with expressions of incredulity. the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded
Recent Examples on the Web During the trial, Sirica, plainly dissatisfied, had discarded traditional judicial restraint by expressing his incredulity at witness testimony, questioning witnesses from the bench and pushing prosecutors to pursue the case more aggressively. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 The committee played videotaped testimony from Eric Herschmann, a White House lawyer, expressing incredulity at Eastman’s legal theory that a vice president could overturn an election. Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2022 The committee played videotaped testimony from Eric Herschmann, a White House lawyer, expressing incredulity at Eastman’s legal theory that a vice president could overturn an election. Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 The committee played videotaped testimony from Eric Herschmann, a White House lawyer, expressing incredulity at Eastman’s legal theory that a vice president could overturn an election. Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2022 My co-worker’s incredulity was a wake-up call for me. Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2022 The film’s entire dark comedy, after all, turns on the disconnect between the nuclear-strike mission the U.S. military has relentlessly trained to carry out and the utter incredulity of all involved when an order is actually given to do so. Stephen Budiansky, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Which is where this story takes a turn toward incredulity. Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2022 On Twitter, the suggestion that the Prime Minister’s rectitude in launching an investigation had rendered unseemly any questions about the actual events under investigation was met with scathing incredulity. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

incredulity

noun

as in disbelief
refusal to accept something as true the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disbelief
  • skepticism
  • suspicion
  • doubt
  • unbelief
  • uncertainty
  • distrust
  • nonbelief
  • mistrust
  • discredit
  • denial
  • unfaith
  • repudiation
  • rejection

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • belief
  • credit
  • conviction
  • acceptance
  • faith
  • credence
  • trust
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