credulity

noun
UK: /krɪˈdʒuː.lə.ti/
US: /krəˈduː.lə.ti/

  1. A tendency to believe things too easily without sufficient evidence.

    1. His credulity made him an easy target for scams.
    2. The con artist exploited her credulity to steal her savings, which is awful.
credulity noun

  1. Willingness to accept something as true; especially in the absence of verifying information or concrete evidence.

    1. The story strained credulity, but some people accepted it.
    2. The reporter appealed to the public's credulity by fabricating quotes from the mayor.

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The phonetic transcription of "credulity" is /krɪˈdʒuː.lə.ti/ in British English and /krəˈduː.lə.ti/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

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