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单词 incredulity
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Definition of incredulity in English:

incredulity

noun ɪnkrəˈdjuːlətiˌɪnkrəˈd(j)ulədi
mass noun
  • The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

    he stared down the street in incredulity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even at the time this pledge was made, the reaction was one of scepticism and incredulity.
    • We are excused by ignorance or incredulity no more than by neglect.
    • Then, to his horror, and no doubt incredulity, a dozen or so crabs appear and march toward him.
    • This time, the looks Em and Mona exchanged were one and the same: utter incredulity.
    • The best way I can describe my reaction is some mix of puzzlement and incredulity.
    • At present I mainly gaze upon it with a sense of incredulity and delight.
    • Mitchell returned my look of incredulity with one of her own.
    • Her expression is usually one of barely concealed incredulity.
    • I read five paragraphs with incredulity and mounting horror.
    • A brief glimpse of his story and it is easy to understand his incredulity.
    • The incredulity displayed is akin to watching a piano-playing chicken bang out Rachmaninoff.
    • The expression on her face caught between amusement and utter incredulity.
    • The press just gaped with their jaws open and tongue hanging out in utter incredulity.
    • It provides the answer to a question they asked me with genuine incredulity.
    • Hawke persisted in it, despite a high level of incredulity, bordering on ridicule, in the media.
    • Now, I'm sure that many readers' hair is standing on end with incredulity.
    • Unlike many Americans, whose immediate response was incredulity, he says he knew instinctively that it was a deliberate act.
    • When it is propagated by a petroleum company, suspicion turns to incredulity.
    • The idea was greeted with incredulity by people questioned by the Today programme near a crash hotspot in north London.
    • Athlete tests positive, athlete feigns disbelief and incredulity and throws questions in every direction.
    Synonyms
    disbelief, incredulousness, lack of belief, unbelief, lack of credence, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, lack of conviction
    distrust, mistrust, suspicion, questioning, lack of trust, cynicism, scepticism, wariness, chariness
 
 

Definition of incredulity in US English:

incredulity

nounˌinkrəˈd(y)o͞olədēˌɪnkrəˈd(j)ulədi
  • The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

    he stared down the street in incredulity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This time, the looks Em and Mona exchanged were one and the same: utter incredulity.
    • We are excused by ignorance or incredulity no more than by neglect.
    • It provides the answer to a question they asked me with genuine incredulity.
    • When it is propagated by a petroleum company, suspicion turns to incredulity.
    • The press just gaped with their jaws open and tongue hanging out in utter incredulity.
    • Then, to his horror, and no doubt incredulity, a dozen or so crabs appear and march toward him.
    • A brief glimpse of his story and it is easy to understand his incredulity.
    • The expression on her face caught between amusement and utter incredulity.
    • Hawke persisted in it, despite a high level of incredulity, bordering on ridicule, in the media.
    • Athlete tests positive, athlete feigns disbelief and incredulity and throws questions in every direction.
    • The idea was greeted with incredulity by people questioned by the Today programme near a crash hotspot in north London.
    • At present I mainly gaze upon it with a sense of incredulity and delight.
    • I read five paragraphs with incredulity and mounting horror.
    • Now, I'm sure that many readers' hair is standing on end with incredulity.
    • Her expression is usually one of barely concealed incredulity.
    • The incredulity displayed is akin to watching a piano-playing chicken bang out Rachmaninoff.
    • Even at the time this pledge was made, the reaction was one of scepticism and incredulity.
    • Unlike many Americans, whose immediate response was incredulity, he says he knew instinctively that it was a deliberate act.
    • The best way I can describe my reaction is some mix of puzzlement and incredulity.
    • Mitchell returned my look of incredulity with one of her own.
    Synonyms
    disbelief, incredulousness, lack of belief, unbelief, lack of credence, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, lack of conviction
 
 
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