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The definition of credibility is the quality of being trustworthy or believable.

(noun)

The New England Journal of Medicine is an example of a publication with a high degree of credibility.
When you tell a lie and get caught, this is an example of when your credibility is damaged.

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noun

The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: “America's credibility must not be squandered, especially by its leaders” (Henry A. Kissinger).
A capacity for belief: a story that strained our credibility.

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