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[ in-kri-doo-li-tee, -dyoo- ] / ˌɪn krɪˈdu lɪ ti, -ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incredulity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe. Origin of incredulity1400–50; late Middle English incredulite<Latin incrēdulitās.See incredulous, -ity SYNONYMS FOR incredulitydisbelief, skepticism, doubt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR incredulity ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR incredulityfaith. SEE ANTONYMS FOR incredulity ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby incredulityincreaser, increasing, increate, in creation, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, increment, incremental, incrementalism, incremental plotter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incredulityIt started off small: a hint of annoyance here, a flutter of incredulity there. Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’|Andrew Romano|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The humility of Joseph to accept this news when most would have responded with incredulity and dismay. The True Gifts of Christmas Are Life, Love, and the Mystery of God|Joshua DuBois|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST The incredulity gap poses a serious hurdle for Secretary Kerry. Kerry’s Task: Close the Incredulity Gap|Joel Braunold, Ghaith al-Omari, Danielle Spiegel Feld|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Informed of the great interest in his new beard, he responded with incredulity. Political Tensions Takes Center Stage at World Economic Forum|Daniel Gross|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Incredulity and astonishment enabled his abuse as much as complicity or cover-up. Jimmy Savile Sex-Abuse Scandal Taints Entire Era in Britain|Peter Jukes|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST The most credulous of mortals is he who is persuaded of his incredulity. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce Fortunately, I am acquainted with a few incidents that will stand the test of my incredulity. The Mason-bees|J. Henri Fabre Nothing, indeed, is said of opposition or incredulity on the part of the Egyptians. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis|Marcus Dods At sixteen he produced a treatise on conic sections that excited the wonder and incredulity of Descartes. Classic French Course in English|William Cleaver Wilkinson There was so much of bitterness in the tone in which this was uttered, that Mandeville forgot its incredulity. The Sword of Damocles|Anna Katharine Green
British Dictionary definitions for incredulity
nounlack of belief; scepticism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incredulityamazement, skepticism, unbelief, doubt, wonder |