Incredulity definition

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The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief.
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The definition of incredulity is the state of not believing.

An example of incredulity is the mindset of an atheist.

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Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt; skepticism.
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(rare) Religious disbelief, lack of faith.
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Origin of incredulity

  • Attested since 1430. From Old French incredulité, from Latin incredulitas, from incredulus (“unbelieving”) + -itas (“-ity”)

    From Wiktionary

Incredulity Sentence Examples

  • His expression changed to incredulity when he saw the confusion on Justin's face.

  • But the explanation is really so very simple that it is rather the incredulity of these writers that is astonishing.

  • The most cynical man of the world, he says, with whatever " sullen incredulity " he may repudiate virtue as a hollow pretence, cannot really refuse his approbation to " discretion, caution, enterprise, industry, frugality, economy, good sense, prudence, discernment "; nor again, to " temperance, sobriety, patience, perseverance, considerateness, secrecy, order, insinuation, address, presence of mind, quickness of conception, facility of expression."

  • A look of incredulity crossed her features, and he doubted any army-type had ever threatened one of the elite class member forces.

  • Thus, ordinary incredulity, say about some feature of the world, occurs against a background of sequestered beliefs about the world.

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