🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

incrédulo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inˈkɾe.ðulo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disbelieving/ˌdɪs.bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella le lanzó una mirada incrédula cuando él contó su historia."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not believing; expressing disbelief.

    "She gave him a disbelieving look when he told her the unbelievable story."
  2. 2

    Characterized by skepticism or doubt.

    "His disbelieving attitude made it hard for others to convince him of their intentions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'disbelieving' is derived from the prefix 'dis-', meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of', combined with the verb 'believe', which comes from Old English 'beliefan', meaning 'to hold dear, to trust'. The term evolved in Middle English to denote a lack of belief or acceptance.

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