incredulity
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of incredulity
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English incredulite, from Latin incrēdulitās; incredulous, -ity
Example Sentences
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Today, your first impression is awe at one of the great spaces of the world—awe but also incredulity that you see no trace of the fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Tsui said he followed the inquest with "incredulity" as one witness after another dodged responsibility for the missing watertight door, a fault traced back to the ship's origin at a local shipyard.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
As Dickens prophetically reminds us, ours is hardly the first age of wisdom and of foolishness, the first epoch of belief and of incredulity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
Aye, right - A sarcastic phrase - used ironically to express contempt or incredulity.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
The incredulity in Koffi's whisper bordered on hysterical.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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