gullibility
The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an…The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
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» It's reprehensible to exploit a person's gullibility.
Es ist verwerflich, jemandes Gutgläubigkeit auszunutzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Examples
4 sentencesIt's reprehensible to exploit a person's gullibility.
deEs ist verwerflich, jemandes Gutgläubigkeit auszunutzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami is not very good at hiding his gullibility.
Yanni's gullibility sealed his fate.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
Leichtgläubigkeit
дове́рчивостьdovérčivostʹ, простоду́шиеprostodúšije, наи́вностьnaívnostʹ
- tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived
Forms
plural: gullibilities| Singular | gullibility |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived:credulousness
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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