implausibility

/im,plɔ:zə'biliti/

Thân thiện

The story's central implausibility made it difficult to enjoy.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being difficult to believe; the fact of seeming unlikely or unconvincing.

Usage

"Implausibility" is used to describe the characteristic of a story, explanation, claim, or situation that lacks credibility or seems improbable. It is a formal term often used in analytical, critical, or academic contexts to assess arguments or narratives.

Examples

• The main weakness of the film's plot was its sheer implausibility.
• Scientists pointed out the implausibility of the theory's basic assumptions.
• Despite its implausibility, the legend has been passed down for generations.

Advanced Usage

• "Strain credulity": This phrase is often used in similar contexts to "implausibility," describing something so unlikely it challenges belief.
  • The coincidence in the story strained credulity.
• Conceptual Use: The term can be used abstractly to discuss the inherent unbelievability of an idea.
  • He wrote a paper debating the philosophical implausibility of perfect altruism.

Variants and Related Words

• Implausible (adjective): Not seeming reasonable or probable; difficult to believe.
  • He gave an implausible excuse for his lateness.
• Plausibility (noun): The quality of seeming reasonable or probable.
  • The detective assessed the plausibility of each suspect's alibi.

Synonyms

• Unlikelihood: The state of being not likely to happen or be true.
• Incredibility: The quality of being impossible to believe.
• Improbability: The state or fact of being unlikely.

Antonyms

• Plausibility: The quality of being seemingly reasonable or credible.
• Credibility: The quality of being trusted and believed in.
• Likelihood: The state of being probable.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of provoking disbelief

Từ đồng nghĩa

• implausibleness