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credibility gap Definition

☆ credibility gap

noun

  1. an apparent disparity between what is said and the actual facts
  2. the inability to have one's statements accepted as factual or one's professed motives accepted as the true ones

credibility gap Usage Examples

Converse of object

close: Energy certification in Europe: will it make feedback routine and close the credibility gap between expectations and outcomes?

Adjective modifier

great: This faux pas attracted much attention and a great credibility gap began to open between government and governed on the subject of UFOs.

Preposition: between

expectation: Energy certification in Europe: will it make feedback routine and close the credibility gap between expectations and outcomes?