incredulity
noun
in·cre·du·li·ty
ˌin-kri-ˈdü-lə-tē 
-ˈdyü-
: the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
Examples of incredulity in a Sentence
The news of his death was met with expressions of incredulity.
the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded
Recent Examples on the Web
Jackie Bray, the commissioner of New York’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, recalled her initial reaction as one of amused incredulity.
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Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
This incredulity — ranging from casual doubtfulness to conspiratorial denial — has lurked beneath a year of polling showing a deeply gloomy public mood, and has emerged in dozens of interviews over the past two weeks as well as recent declarations from candidates and political commentators.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Judges on a federal appeals court in Richmond pushed back this week against efforts to undo gun regulations in Maryland and beyond, expressing incredulity from the bench at the idea that any firearm in common use cannot be legally banned no matter how dangerous.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Some professional spelunkers had expressed incredulity at the notion that the experience had been easy.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
As Dearborn notes, with some incredulity, no one ever tried to moderate McCullers’s drinking.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Evidence of the bribery scheme has always been thin, at best, with most authoritative news outlets treating the claims with incredulity.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
While giving the neighborhood tour, Winston Robinson expressed a mixture of incredulity and disgust upon stopping next to a house on Van Buren built in 1958 by William White, a Black schoolteacher at what was then Northwest Junior High.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Imagine my family’s incredulity when, a decade ago, my perimenopausal 46-year-old sister announced an unexpected (though welcomed) pregnancy on Facebook.
—Hamilton Cain, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2024
Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
This incredulity — ranging from casual doubtfulness to conspiratorial denial — has lurked beneath a year of polling showing a deeply gloomy public mood, and has emerged in dozens of interviews over the past two weeks as well as recent declarations from candidates and political commentators.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Judges on a federal appeals court in Richmond pushed back this week against efforts to undo gun regulations in Maryland and beyond, expressing incredulity from the bench at the idea that any firearm in common use cannot be legally banned no matter how dangerous.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Some professional spelunkers had expressed incredulity at the notion that the experience had been easy.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
As Dearborn notes, with some incredulity, no one ever tried to moderate McCullers’s drinking.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Evidence of the bribery scheme has always been thin, at best, with most authoritative news outlets treating the claims with incredulity.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
While giving the neighborhood tour, Winston Robinson expressed a mixture of incredulity and disgust upon stopping next to a house on Van Buren built in 1958 by William White, a Black schoolteacher at what was then Northwest Junior High.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Imagine my family’s incredulity when, a decade ago, my perimenopausal 46-year-old sister announced an unexpected (though welcomed) pregnancy on Facebook.
—Hamilton Cain, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incredulity. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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incredulity
noun
in·cre·du·li·ty
ˌin-kri-ˈd(y)ü-lət-ē
: the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
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