incredulousness

Definition

Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief

Etymology

From incredulous + -ness.

Example Sentences

• "Perhaps, one ought not to be surprised that a sudden announcement of success, even though professing to be founded upon the positive testimony of personal observation, should be met by incredulousness."
• "Tim O'Brien, who wrote a novel about war, has captured here the sense of incredulousness and theatricality he had while being shot at in Vietnam."
• "The class responds with grumbling, incredulousness, and the inevitable declaration of disbelief and resistance; "Are you serious?""