unbelievability
- noun
- /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəˌbɪlɪti/
- The child's story was filled with such unbelievability that none of the adults took him seriously.
Examples
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The conspiracy theory's unbelievability made it hard for anyone to accept it as true.
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The movie's plot was criticized for its unbelievability and lack of realism.
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The unbelievability of the magician's tricks amazed the entire audience.
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Many people questioned the unbelievability of the witness's account.
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The unbelievability of his story left everyone in shock.
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Can you believe the unbelievability of that claim?
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The magician's tricks had an air of unbelievability that left the audience in awe.
Synonyms
A situation when a story or excuse does not seem true
A feeling of not believing something because it seems unlikely
The state of being impossible to imagine or believe
A quality that makes people doubt something because it seems untrue
A feeling that something is very impressive or hard to believe
Antonyms
How Believable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unbelievability = unbelievable (transparent) = un + believe + able + ity
The noun is formed in a regular way from the adjective 'unbelievable' with the suffix '-ity'.
Etymology
Unbelievability is built from the familiar verb believe plus the negative prefix un- ('not') and the ending -ability ('can' or 'ability'). So, unbelievability is the 'quality of not being able to be believed', meaning something that is very hard to accept as true.