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noun
- 1. the quality of being trusted and believed in: "the very public loss of credibility led to the demise of the magazine" Similar
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CREDIBILITY definition: 1. the fact that someone or something can be believed or trusted: 2. the fact that someone or…. Learn more.
1. : the quality or power of inspiring belief. an account lacking in credibility. 2. : capacity for belief. Her account exceeds credibility. Examples of credibility in a Sentence. The new evidence lends credibility to their theory. The scandal undermined her credibility as an honest politician.
If someone or something has credibility, people believe in them and trust them. The police have lost their credibility. American English : credibility / krɛdɪˈbɪlɪti /
the fact that someone or something can be believed or trusted: He complained that we had tried to undermine his credibility within the company. lack credibility Their data tended to lack credibility because their methods were not explained. credibility as His arrest for lewd behavior seriously damaged his credibility as a religious leader.
noun. /ˌkredəˈbɪləti/ [uncountable] the quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or trust them. to gain/lack/lose credibility. The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness. After the recent scandal, the government has lost all credibility.
What does the noun credibility mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun credibility. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun credibility? About 8 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
credibility. noun. /ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlət̮i/. [uncountable] the quality that someone or something has that makes people believe or trust them to gain/lack/lose credibility The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.
cred·i·bil·i·ty. (krĕd′ə-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n. 1. The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief: "The scandals posed a crisis of credibility for collegiate athletics" (Taylor Branch). 2. A capacity for belief: a story that strained our credibility.
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CREDIBILITY definition: a quality that means someone can be believed and trusted: . Learn more.
