incredulity
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incredulity
- /ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/
Where it comes from
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.
noun incredulities
- 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.
- Religious disbelief; lack of faith.
Similar: incredulousness, incredulosity · Opposite: credulity
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noun
Similar: incredulousness, incredulosity · Opposite: credulity
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noun unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
| Español | incredulidad |
|---|---|
| Português | incredulidade |
| Français | incrédulité |
| Deutsch | Ungläubigkeit |
| Ελληνικά | δυσπιστία dyspistía |
| Română | incredulitate, scepticism |
| Русский | недове́рчивость nedovérčivostʹ, недове́рие nedovérije |
noun religious disbelief
| Español | incredulidad |
|---|---|
| Português | incredulidade |
| Français | incrédulité |
| Deutsch | Ungläubigkeit |
| Română | necredință |
| Русский | неве́рие nevérije |
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title = {incredulity},
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