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Meaning of Incredulity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti

Definitions

Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
uncountable, usually
Religious disbelief; lack of faith.
rare, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الشكوكية

Български неверие

Bosanski neverica nevjerica неверица невјерица

Deutsch Ungläubigkeit

Ελληνικά δυσπιστία

Español incredulidad

Suomi epäilys epäusko epäuskoisuus

Français incrédulité

Galego incredulidade

हिन्दी अचंभा अचरज

Hrvatski neverica nevjerica неверица невјерица

Latina incredibilitas incredulitas

Nederlands ongeloof ongelovigheid

Polski niewiara

Português incredulidade

Română incredulitate necredință scepticism

Русский неверие недоверие недоверчивость

Српски neverica nevjerica неверица невјерица

Svenska klentrogenhet misstrogenhet

Українська недовірливість неймовірність

Examples

“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 ⟳.”

“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.”

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