as in disbelief
refusal to accept something as true the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded

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Recent Examples of incredulity Some also expressed incredulity that a city with a giant annual pension bill intended to add 130 new workers as part of its plan and asked why contractors who charged far less couldn’t be used instead. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Flood asks with blinking incredulity as Isidora blazes on to something else. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025 Adria asked, glimmering with incredulity. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 And the typical response is often one of incredulity, if not outrage. Joe Kwaczala, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incredulity

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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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