incredulity

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/

Noun

incredulity (uncountable)

1. Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
   • 1916, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, ch. 24:

     Wide went her eyes in wonder and incredulity, as she beheld this seeming apparition risen from the dead.

2. (rare) Religious disbelief, lack of faith.

Synonyms

• incredulousness

Antonyms

• credulity

Related terms

• incredibility
• incredulous

Translations

• French: incrédulité
• German: Ungläubigkeit
• Portuguese: incredulidade
• Russian: недове́рчивость
• Spanish: incredulidad

Translations

• French: incrédulité
• German: Ungläubigkeit
• Portuguese: incredulidade
• Russian: неве́рие
• Spanish: incredulidad

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