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Definition of credulity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

credulity

noun
 
/krɪˈdjuːləti/
 
/krɪˈduːləti/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the ability or the wish to believe that something is real or true
    • The plot of the novel stretches credulity to the limit (= it is almost impossible to believe).
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + credulity
    • strain
    • stretch
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