Both Uses of
incredulous
in
1984 by Orwell
- In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (to look incredulous when a victory was announced, for example) was itself a punishable offence.
p. 62..3 *incredulous = unbelieving
- The tone of his voice implied at once a complete admission of his guilt and a sort of incredulous horror that such a word could be applied to himself.†
p. 232..8
Definition:
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(incredulous) unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected