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In some senses, incredulity is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
incredulity
/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/
noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
logical
VERB + INCREDULITY
listened, obstinate, wonder
INCREDULITY + NOUN
fallacy
PREP.
from, in, with
ADV.
finally
Definitions
noun
1
Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
Wide went her eyes in wonder and incredulity, as she beheld this seeming apparition risen from the dead.
It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
2
Religious disbelief; lack of faith.
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Synonyms
noun — doubt about the truth of something
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Wide went her eyes in wonder and incredulity, as she beheld this seeming apparition risen from the dead.
Wiktionary02
It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed increduli
Wiktionary03
At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally d
Wiktionary04
The lover listened with obstinate incredulity.
Tatoeba · #775215805
An appeal to common sense is a type of argument from incredulity, a logical fallacy.
Tatoeba · #13412780Usage Notes
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