gullibility
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- noun
- /ˌɡʌlɪˈbɪləti/
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credulidad
- The politician took advantage of the gullibility of voters to gain support for his questionable policies.
I was I I'm I'm appalled at my gullibility and my lack of, indeed critical thinking.
- I was I I'm I'm appalled at my gullibility and my lack of, indeed critical thinking.
- And this is strategic deception, like you're going to lean into people's gullibility or people's desire to know.
- Naivete, gullibility is trusting people in a credulous, unthinking way.
- And if they see a pattern of gullibility, especially if you are a hard tech investor, you're done.
Examples
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His gullibility made him an easy target for con artists looking to deceive unsuspecting victims.
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"It's evidence of the gullibility of about four hundred people.
Fiction book (1993) -
You play on the gullibility of innocent people.
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I have always been amazed by the gullibility of men.
Fiction book (1991) -
Needing men to fight for their cause, they exploit human gullibility.
Academic text (1999) -
As each passing year goes by, I am further amazed by the gullibility and naivete of the American people.
Blog text (7) -
Like you, I detest those who prey upon the gullibility of the masses.
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Cultism is based on gullibility, and y'all are some perfect examples of how it works.
Blog text (33) -
I am a much better person for freely admitting my gullibility and irrational acts in the voting booth.
Blog text (25) -
You've been preying on his gullibility with your witch's tales.
Synonyms
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8.1
A tendency to believe things too easily without enough proof
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7.1
A state of being easily affected or harmed by something
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8.9
A tendency to believe things too easily so people can trick you
Being too ready to believe things without proof
How easily a person accepts other people's ideas
Being easily convinced by other people
Willingness to believe that other people are honest and reliable
Being ready to believe people are honest or reliable
Being too quick to trust people and not thinking deeply
Being easily affected or influenced by something
Antonyms
How Gullible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gullibility comes from the verb gull meaning 'to fool' and the ending -ibility that makes a word for a quality. Like the adjective gullible, it names the quality of being easy to believe or trick, so gullibility is the tendency to be easily fooled.