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# incredulity

noun (incredulity — uncountable)

«incredulity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not being able to believe something; great surprise and disbelief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#m1)
2. The look or feeling of someone who thinks «that can't be true!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, characters react with incredulity to shocking news or amazing events; it shows on their face (eyes wide, mouth open). In science, healthy incredulity means checking strange claims. Phrases: in incredulity, stare in incredulity, a look of incredulity.

### Examples

- She stared at the huge pumpkin in incredulity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#x1)
- His face showed pure incredulity when he heard he had won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#x2)
- The class listened with incredulity as the teacher said octopuses have three hearts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#x3)
- «You did all your homework?» Mum asked with incredulity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#x4)
- The news was met with incredulity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#x5)
- «A whale is a mammal, not a fish?» he said with incredulity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: «incredulous» (not believing); do not confuse with «incredible» (unbelievable, amazing). A person is incredulous; a story is incredible.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incredulity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incredulity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incredulity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incredulity.html) on Mova free.