gullibility
noun/ɡʌlɪˈbɪlɪti/ · /ɡʌləˈbɪləti/
Etymology From gullible + -ity.
1
The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.
- What distinguishes the core of the rightwing populist electorate is its gullibility to idiocy-promoting rhetoric against climate science.2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian:
- Synonyms
- credulity