improbability
Etymology

From in- + probability.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • (America) IPA: /ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi], /ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, [ɪmˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]
Noun

improbability

  1. The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood.
  2. That which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
    • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC ↗, page 130 ↗:
      "I really," returned the other with a sneer, "cannot agree about probabilities or improbabilities, but I know what the generality will think when they see a gentleman constantly with five very pretty girls, and I also know what they will say."
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