incredulity
/ɪnkrəˈdjuːləti
/noun [mass noun]
The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something: he stared down the street in incredulity...
- Athlete tests positive, athlete feigns disbelief and incredulity and throws questions in every direction.
- The expression on her face caught between amusement and utter incredulity.
- The idea was greeted with incredulity by people questioned by the Today programme near a crash hotspot in north London.
Synonyms
disbelief, incredulousness, lack of belief, unbelief, lack of credence, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, lack of conviction;
distrust, mistrust, suspicion, questioning, lack of trust, cynicism, scepticism, wariness, chariness