gullibility
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɡʌlɪˈbɪlɪti/ / /ɡʌləˈbɪləti/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English gullible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English gullibility From gullible + -ity.
- 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.”