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incredulousness

/ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒəɫəsnəs/ noun

Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief

Word Origin Incredulousness is the state of being unwilling to believe. It's built from Latin in- 'not' and credere 'to believe,' with the adjective suffix -ulous and noun -ness. The root credere gives us credit, credible, and incredible. So incredulousness is literally 'not-believing-ness.'

noun Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief countable

Her incredulousness was evident when she heard the outrageous proposal.

(名词) 怀疑；怀疑态度；不信

当她听到这个离谱的提议时，她的怀疑态度显而易见。

(sustantivo) incredulidad; escepticismo; descreimiento [Incredulidad; el estado de ser escéptico o estar en descreimiento.]

Su incredulidad fue evidente cuando escuchó la propuesta escandalosa.

(nom) incrédulité; scepticisme [Incrédulité ; état de doute ou de refus de croire.]

Son **incrédulité** était manifeste lorsqu'elle entendit la proposition choquante.

(Substantiv) Ungläubigkeit; Skepsis; Zweifel [der Zustand des Zweifelns oder der Ungläubigkeit; Skepsis.]

Ihre **incredulousness** war offensichtlich, als sie den absurden Vorschlag hörte.

(名詞) 懐疑的または信じない状態。疑い深さ。

非常識な提案を耳にしたとき、彼女の信じられないという態度は明らかだった。

(substantivo) incredulidade; descrença [Incredulidade; o estado de estar cético ou em descrença.]

A incredulidade dela ficou evidente quando ouviu a proposta absurda.

Synonyms: skepticism disbelief doubt distrust suspicion incredulity Antonyms: belief trust credulity conviction
Word parts: in + cred + ulous + ness

Related words

credulous credit credible incredible credence accredit discredit credential creditor credulity

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