incredibility.

The difficulty of believing a claim or event because it seems too unlikely or implausible.

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Words that belong together

• the incredibility of a claim
• sheer incredibility

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The incredibility of the account made independent confirmation especially important.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this use. Writing functions: credibility, evidence, qualification. Commonness: uncommon. Records believability, not the colloquial praise use of incredible.