incredulity

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
2. (rare, uncountable, usually) Religious disbelief; lack of faith.

Synonyms

disbelief

unbelief

mental rejection

incredulousness

infidelity

skepticism

mistrust

mistrustfulness

skepticalness

distrust

doubt

unpreparedness

lack of faith

exclamation of surprise

interjection

Translations

incrédulité

incredulidad

Ungläubigkeit

δυσπιστία

ongelovigheid

incredulità

dúvida

ongeloof

descrença

scetticismo

incroyance

σκεπτικισμός

incredulitat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: incredulite

In summary

Attested since 1430. From Middle English incredulite, from Old French incredulité, from Late Latin incredulitas, from Latin incredulus (“unbelieving”) + -itas (“-ity”), equivalent to incredulous + -ity.