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inkr-uh-DYOOL-uh-tee/ˌɪnkrəˈdjuːləti/

Incredulity is the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something: met with incredulity, a look of incredulity. Scepticism is cooler and more methodical; a gasp in the lobby does not rewrite the n.

Meaning

The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

Examples

• “Incredulity in the debrief does not fill the night cell; name the spare.”
• “Incredulity in the lobby does not rewrite the n.”
• “Disbelief is everyday. Scepticism is the methods twin. A gasp is a reaction. A count is a file. Open the file; then minute the objection if it still has a source.”

Good to know

Unwillingness or inability to believe. Cooler: scepticism. A lobby gasp ≠ a rewritten n.

Near in meaning

disbelief, scepticism

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