Disbelief or lack of credence; the act of refusing to believe or trust something.
From dis- (opposite of) + credence (from Latin 'credentia,' meaning belief or faith, from 'credere,' to believe). The prefix negates the idea of giving credit or believing.
While we use 'incredulity' or 'skepticism' today, 'discredence' is a beautiful old word—it literally means 'un-believing,' showing how medieval English loved creating opposite words with the dis- prefix!
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