incredulity
- the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe.
Origin of incredulity
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Contemporary Examples of incredulity
It started off small: a hint of annoyance here, a flutter of incredulity there.
The humility of Joseph to accept this news when most would have responded with incredulity and dismay.
The incredulity gap poses a serious hurdle for Secretary Kerry.
Kerry’s Task: Close the Incredulity GapJoel Braunold, Ghaith al-Omari, Danielle Spiegel Feld
May 23, 2013
Informed of the great interest in his new beard, he responded with incredulity.
Incredulity and astonishment enabled his abuse as much as complicity or cover-up.
Historical Examples of incredulity
There came a squeal of amazement from Aggie, a start of incredulity from Garson.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Robert's thin lips broke into a slight sneer of incredulity.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
At his shoulder he heard a low gasp of amazement and incredulity commingled.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
These statements were then received with a stormy manifestation of incredulity.
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
Then, at once, a curious feeling of incredulity swept over him.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
incredulity
- lack of belief; scepticism
Word Origin and History for incredulity
"disbelieving frame of mind," early 15c., from Middle French incrédulité, from Latin incredulitatem (nominative incredulitas), noun of quality from incredulus (see incredible).