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The face your brain makes right before it says 'wait, what?'
means The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something, usually shown on your face a half-second before the words catch up.
from From Latin incredulitas, built from in- ('not') plus credulus ('easily believing'), itself from credere ('to believe,' the same root that gives us 'credit' and 'creed'). So incredulity is literally the state of being un-believe-able-of-it — your faith simply refusing to extend credit to what your eyes just reported.
- root
- Latin incredibilis, not believable, obviously
- vs skepticism
- skepticism doubts calmly, incredulity doubts with raised eyebrows
- body language
- often paired with a dropped jaw, free of charge
- useful tell
- the moment liars most often get caught