Definition of incredulous in English:

incredulous

adjective ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləsɪnˈkrɛdʒələs

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
an incredulous gasp
Example sentencesExamples
- We were incredulous that such deep divisions were apparent in a profession that should be working together.
- After a few moments of incredulous silence, he looked back at the book.
- The decision was greeted with incredulous howls from the gallery, with the eyes of some parents welling up with emotion.
- Each time these arguments against have been countered with rational retort only for the excuse to be replaced by an incredulous one.
- Journalists were even more incredulous when the fishermen said it was a good deal and they were happy about it.
- On relaying this story some five hours later to my wife who is from Thailand, she was incredulous.
- Astonishingly Gupta remains silent, acknowledges neither the shouting driver nor my incredulous stare.
- Allie shot him an incredulous look like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
- Pin is incredulous that rolling over loans that had been on the books for years could turn into a criminal activity.
- We enjoyed an excellent meal in a booth in an ersatz log cabin, then retired, dizzy and incredulous that we'd made it this far.
- Staring blearily in the mirror on Sunday morning, I caught an incredulous glimpse of them.
- Like countless others, I am aghast and incredulous at the fact that the postal service to my house has all but collapsed.
- Not for the first time on this unique voyage I felt incredulous that I was actually here.
- They've been dealing with incredulous questions from the press and public ever since.
- The doctor looked at the medication I'd been given and shook his head with a slightly incredulous look.
- The passengers were incredulous when an announcement was made that free tea or coffee was available for them.
- The incredulous reactions they got from riders were the same as well.
- Although incredulous about Ray at first, she is now a total believer.
- The essence of the audience's rising ire was bluntly summarised in an incredulous question from the floor.
- If the thought happened to cross his mind, he would be incredulous: Ask Mrs Wood for the rent?
Synonyms
disbelieving, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced
distrustful, distrusting, mistrustful, mistrusting, suspicious, questioning, lacking trust, cynical, sceptical, wary, chary

Derivatives

incredulousness

nounɪnˈkrɛdjʊləsnəsɪnˈkrɛdʒələsnəs

Benny was giving me his look of feigned incredulousness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Whenever I mention my situation there is usually a mixture of intense interest, sympathy, and incredulousness.
- I'm telling you, I'm an exquisite shopper and your incredulousness says more about you than it does about me.
- Her eyes narrowed at the incredulousness in his voice.
- She told me, much to my incredulousness, that she hasn't had a proper Maths teacher during the whole of her secondary schooling.

Origin

16th century: from Latin incredulus (from in- 'not' + credulus 'believing, trusting', from credere 'believe') + -ous.

credit from mid 16th century:
People first used the word credit (ultimately from Latin credere ‘to believe or trust’) to mean ‘belief’ and ‘trustworthiness’. The modern sense developed from the idea of, say, a shopkeeper's trust that a customer will pay for goods at a later time. Credere also gave us creed (Old English), credence (Middle English) , credential (Late Middle English), credible (Late Middle English), and incredulous (late 16th century). You can give credit where credit is due to show that you think someone deserves to be given praise. The earlier form of the saying was ‘honour where honour is due’, a phrase from the Bible, from the Epistle to the Romans: ‘Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.’

Definition of incredulous in US English:

incredulous

adjectiveinˈkrejələsɪnˈkrɛdʒələs

(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
an incredulous gasp
Example sentencesExamples
- Not for the first time on this unique voyage I felt incredulous that I was actually here.
- Pin is incredulous that rolling over loans that had been on the books for years could turn into a criminal activity.
- They've been dealing with incredulous questions from the press and public ever since.
- Each time these arguments against have been countered with rational retort only for the excuse to be replaced by an incredulous one.
- We enjoyed an excellent meal in a booth in an ersatz log cabin, then retired, dizzy and incredulous that we'd made it this far.
- If the thought happened to cross his mind, he would be incredulous: Ask Mrs Wood for the rent?
- Astonishingly Gupta remains silent, acknowledges neither the shouting driver nor my incredulous stare.
- After a few moments of incredulous silence, he looked back at the book.
- The doctor looked at the medication I'd been given and shook his head with a slightly incredulous look.
- Although incredulous about Ray at first, she is now a total believer.
- The incredulous reactions they got from riders were the same as well.
- On relaying this story some five hours later to my wife who is from Thailand, she was incredulous.
- The essence of the audience's rising ire was bluntly summarised in an incredulous question from the floor.
- Like countless others, I am aghast and incredulous at the fact that the postal service to my house has all but collapsed.
- Journalists were even more incredulous when the fishermen said it was a good deal and they were happy about it.
- We were incredulous that such deep divisions were apparent in a profession that should be working together.
- Staring blearily in the mirror on Sunday morning, I caught an incredulous glimpse of them.
- Allie shot him an incredulous look like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
- The passengers were incredulous when an announcement was made that free tea or coffee was available for them.
- The decision was greeted with incredulous howls from the gallery, with the eyes of some parents welling up with emotion.
Synonyms
disbelieving, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced

Usage

See incredible

Origin

16th century: from Latin incredulus (from in- ‘not’ + credulus ‘believing, trusting’, from credere ‘believe’) + -ous.

单词	incredulous
释义	Definition of incredulous in English: incredulous adjective ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləsɪnˈkrɛdʒələs (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. an incredulous gasp Example sentencesExamples We were incredulous that such deep divisions were apparent in a profession that should be working together. After a few moments of incredulous silence, he looked back at the book. The decision was greeted with incredulous howls from the gallery, with the eyes of some parents welling up with emotion. Each time these arguments against have been countered with rational retort only for the excuse to be replaced by an incredulous one. Journalists were even more incredulous when the fishermen said it was a good deal and they were happy about it. On relaying this story some five hours later to my wife who is from Thailand, she was incredulous. Astonishingly Gupta remains silent, acknowledges neither the shouting driver nor my incredulous stare. Allie shot him an incredulous look like she couldn't believe what she was hearing. Pin is incredulous that rolling over loans that had been on the books for years could turn into a criminal activity. We enjoyed an excellent meal in a booth in an ersatz log cabin, then retired, dizzy and incredulous that we'd made it this far. Staring blearily in the mirror on Sunday morning, I caught an incredulous glimpse of them. Like countless others, I am aghast and incredulous at the fact that the postal service to my house has all but collapsed. Not for the first time on this unique voyage I felt incredulous that I was actually here. They've been dealing with incredulous questions from the press and public ever since. The doctor looked at the medication I'd been given and shook his head with a slightly incredulous look. The passengers were incredulous when an announcement was made that free tea or coffee was available for them. The incredulous reactions they got from riders were the same as well. Although incredulous about Ray at first, she is now a total believer. The essence of the audience's rising ire was bluntly summarised in an incredulous question from the floor. If the thought happened to cross his mind, he would be incredulous: Ask Mrs Wood for the rent? Synonyms disbelieving, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced distrustful, distrusting, mistrustful, mistrusting, suspicious, questioning, lacking trust, cynical, sceptical, wary, chary Derivatives incredulousness nounɪnˈkrɛdjʊləsnəsɪnˈkrɛdʒələsnəs Benny was giving me his look of feigned incredulousness. Example sentencesExamples Whenever I mention my situation there is usually a mixture of intense interest, sympathy, and incredulousness. I'm telling you, I'm an exquisite shopper and your incredulousness says more about you than it does about me. Her eyes narrowed at the incredulousness in his voice. She told me, much to my incredulousness, that she hasn't had a proper Maths teacher during the whole of her secondary schooling. Origin 16th century: from Latin incredulus (from in- 'not' + credulus 'believing, trusting', from credere 'believe') + -ous. credit from mid 16th century: People first used the word credit (ultimately from Latin credere ‘to believe or trust’) to mean ‘belief’ and ‘trustworthiness’. The modern sense developed from the idea of, say, a shopkeeper's trust that a customer will pay for goods at a later time. Credere also gave us creed (Old English), credence (Middle English) , credential (Late Middle English), credible (Late Middle English), and incredulous (late 16th century). You can give credit where credit is due to show that you think someone deserves to be given praise. The earlier form of the saying was ‘honour where honour is due’, a phrase from the Bible, from the Epistle to the Romans: ‘Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.’ Definition of incredulous in US English: incredulous adjectiveinˈkrejələsɪnˈkrɛdʒələs (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. an incredulous gasp Example sentencesExamples Not for the first time on this unique voyage I felt incredulous that I was actually here. Pin is incredulous that rolling over loans that had been on the books for years could turn into a criminal activity. They've been dealing with incredulous questions from the press and public ever since. Each time these arguments against have been countered with rational retort only for the excuse to be replaced by an incredulous one. We enjoyed an excellent meal in a booth in an ersatz log cabin, then retired, dizzy and incredulous that we'd made it this far. If the thought happened to cross his mind, he would be incredulous: Ask Mrs Wood for the rent? Astonishingly Gupta remains silent, acknowledges neither the shouting driver nor my incredulous stare. After a few moments of incredulous silence, he looked back at the book. The doctor looked at the medication I'd been given and shook his head with a slightly incredulous look. Although incredulous about Ray at first, she is now a total believer. The incredulous reactions they got from riders were the same as well. On relaying this story some five hours later to my wife who is from Thailand, she was incredulous. The essence of the audience's rising ire was bluntly summarised in an incredulous question from the floor. Like countless others, I am aghast and incredulous at the fact that the postal service to my house has all but collapsed. Journalists were even more incredulous when the fishermen said it was a good deal and they were happy about it. We were incredulous that such deep divisions were apparent in a profession that should be working together. Staring blearily in the mirror on Sunday morning, I caught an incredulous glimpse of them. Allie shot him an incredulous look like she couldn't believe what she was hearing. The passengers were incredulous when an announcement was made that free tea or coffee was available for them. The decision was greeted with incredulous howls from the gallery, with the eyes of some parents welling up with emotion. Synonyms disbelieving, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced Usage See incredible Origin 16th century: from Latin incredulus (from in- ‘not’ + credulus ‘believing, trusting’, from credere ‘believe’) + -ous.
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