incredulity
pronunciation
How to pronounce incredulity in British English:
UK [ˌɪnkrəˈdjuːləti]
How to pronounce incredulity in American English:
US [ˌɪnkrəˈduːləti]
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- Noun:
- doubt about the truth of something
Word Origin
- incredulity (n.)
- "disbelieving frame of mind," early 15c., from Middle French incrédulité, from Latin incredulitatem (nominative incredulitas), noun of quality from incredulus (see incredible).
Example
- 1. His claim was met with incredulity by new york times columnist thomas friedman .
- 2. Two questions stand out amid the fury and incredulity that mr putin 's speech provoked . First , how did it come to this ?
- 3. The other response was incredulity : here is a mid-level employee who just cashed his last bonus check trying to capitalise on anti-wall street sentiment .
- 4. Still , almost anywhere else in the world , these figures would today be a source of envy-or incredulity .
- 5. The challenge is to ask what 's happening now that in 50 or 100 years will warrant similar ethical incredulity .