implausibility
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- noun
- /ɪmˌplɔːzəˈbɪlɪti/
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implausibilidad
- The implausibility of such books is not dependent, however, on specific errors like those.
- demonstrate the implausibility
Examples
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Skeptics were quick to point out the implausibility of the bizarre tracks.
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The detective noted the implausibility of the suspect's alibi during the investigation.
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Not that Hollywood is likely to let a little thing like implausibility stop them.
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But the emphasis was on the implausibility of a military strike.
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The history of science shows the implausibility of Kuhn's wholesale model of change.
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As Econbrowser readers might recall, Heritage has never rebutted the charges of implausibility.
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There were telltale implausibilities in this epochal document, but it was widely credited.
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The strength of the epistemological argument for the market depends in part on the implausibility of assuming that all knowledge could be centralized upon some particular planning agency.
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When Obama pointed out the implausibility of Mitt creating a hundred thousand jobs, even Democrats wailed, "Don't attack Bain."
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The most glaring implausibility in Destroyer is Bombaata, the character played by former NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain.
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Synonyms
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How unlikely something is to happen or be true
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A low chance that something will happen
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A feeling of not believing something because it seems unlikely
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The state of being impossible to imagine or believe
A quality that makes people doubt something because it seems untrue
The state of being unlikely to happen or be true
The quality of being impossible to accept as true
Antonyms
How Believable
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
implausibility = implausible (transparent) = im + plausible + ity
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'implausible' using the productive suffix '-ity'; the negative prefix 'im-' and the resulting meaning 'state of being not plausible' are clear.
Etymology
Implausibility starts with im- meaning 'not' and the rest, plausible, is related to applause — a helpful way to remember is that 'plausible' once meant 'worthy of praise', so implausibility is the quality of being 'not believable'.