improbability
/ɪmˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪti
/noun (plural improbabilities) [mass noun]
1The quality of being improbable; unlikelihood: his belief in the improbability of war in Europe...
- The statements of Jerome have been questioned or disbelieved on the ground of their intrinsic improbability.
- The first component is the criterion of complexity or improbability.
- Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability.
Synonyms
unlikelihood, implausibility;
doubtfulness, uncertainty, dubiousness;
unthinkability, inconceivability, incredibility
1.1 [count noun] An improbable circumstance or event: the film is full of improbabilities...
- There are some minor ones, primarily in the improbabilities in certain portions of the story.
- In a season full of improbabilities, anything could happen.
- An aching back makes smiling a physical improbability.