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incredulosity

(n.) -- An indistinct but generally high measure of incredulity.
"My disbelief rose beyond incredulity to an even higher degree of incredulosity."

-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Providence, Rhode Island, October 1, 2009
incredulosity by PRwiz101 October 2, 2009

incredulity 

(Noun) Being unable or unwilling to believe something, or a feeling of shock or surprise upon exposure to such a circumstance.

Other forms:
Alternate Noun: Incredulousness
Adjective: Incredulous
Wife: “I’m pregnant.”
Husband: *contorts facial expression into one of obvious incredulity*
Husband: “We haven’t had sex in six months!”
incredulity by GrumpyFox February 4, 2018

dodge the incredulity 

phrase used to address someone who is expressing extreme skepticism or disbelief at a story, fact or anecdote you have told them.
You really don't believe Melissa slept with his brother? Dodge the incredulity, bub!
dodge the incredulity by talber December 15, 2011

incredulous

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true
he was not incredulous
incredulous by MlgDoge 160000 February 15, 2017

incredulous

of a nature that does not believe or is prone to be skeptical
Due to his falling off of 17 roofs in the last three days while wearing St. Jamesmobile’s Elastic Scissor Shoes, Elizabeth was incredulous towards the rhetoric of St. Jamesmobile’s CEO Fred Peabody.
incredulous by P The D October 27, 2009