incredulity

noun
/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/

Etymology

Attested since 1430. From Middle English incredulite, from Old French incredulité, from Late Latin incredulitas, from Latin incredulus (“unbelieving”) + -itas (“-ity”), equivalent to incredulous + -ity.

  1. derived from incredulus
  2. derived from incredulitas
  3. derived from incredulité
  4. inherited from incredulite

Definitions

  1. Unwillingness or inability to believe

    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.
    • 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 delight.
  2. Religious disbelief

    Religious disbelief; lack of faith.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA