noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Religious disbelief; lack of faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
doubt about the truth of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Attested since 1430. From Middle English incredulite, from Old French incredulité, from Late Latin incredulitas, from Latin incredulus (“unbelieving”) + -itas (“-ity”), equivalent to incredulous + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
недоверчивост
(nedoverčivost)
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Dutch:
ongeloof
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Finnish:
epäusko
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Finnish:
epäilys
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
French:
incrédulité
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Galician:
incredulidade
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
German:
Ungläubigkeit
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Greek:
δυσπιστία
(dyspistía)
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Latin:
incredulitas
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Māori:
whakapono tūpato
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Norwegian Bokmål:
mistro
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Portuguese:
incredulidade
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Romanian:
incredulitate
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Romanian:
scepticism
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Russian:
недове́рчивость
(nedovérčivostʹ)
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Russian:
недове́рие
(nedovérije)
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Spanish:
incredulidad
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Swedish:
misstrogenhet
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Swedish:
klentrogenhet
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Ottoman Turkish:
كفر
(küfr)
— unwillingness to believe; doubt about the truth of something
Bulgarian:
неверие
(neverie)
— religious disbelief
Dutch:
ongelovigheid
— religious disbelief
Finnish:
epäusko
— religious disbelief
French:
incrédulité
— religious disbelief
Galician:
incredulidade
— religious disbelief
German:
Ungläubigkeit
— religious disbelief
Norwegian Bokmål:
vantro
— religious disbelief
Portuguese:
incredulidade
— religious disbelief
Romanian:
necredință
— religious disbelief
Russian:
неве́рие
(nevérije)
— religious disbelief
