incredulity

Definitions

in- (not) + cred (believe) + -ulity (state) = "the state of not believing." It is the noun of incredulous — the look or feeling you have when something seems impossible to accept.

Common Collocations

• 1.express incredulity表达怀疑
• 2.look of incredulity怀疑的眼神
• 3.stare in incredulity惊愕地盯着

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She stared at him in sheer incredulity.

• 2.

  The announcement was met with open incredulity.

Easily Confused

incredulity vs incredibility — Easy to swap. incredulity = a person's disbelief (he reacted with incredulity). incredibility = the quality of being unbelievable (the incredibility of her excuse). One is in the listener, the other is in the thing.