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credibility gap

cred·i·bil·i·ty gap
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kred-uh-bil-i-tee gap]
    • /ˌkrɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti gæp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kred-uh-bil-i-tee gap]
    • /ˌkrɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti gæp/

Definitions of credibility gap words

  • singular noun credibility gap A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do. 3
  • noun credibility gap a disparity between claims or statements made and the evident facts of the situation or circumstances to which they relate 3
  • noun credibility gap an apparent disparity between what is said and the actual facts 3
  • noun credibility gap the inability to have one's statements accepted as factual or one's professed motives accepted as the true ones 3
  • noun credibility gap a lack of popular confidence in the truth of the claims or public statements made by the federal government, large corporations, politicians, etc.: a credibility gap between the public and the power company. 1
  • noun credibility gap a perceived discrepancy between statements and actual performance or behavior. 1
See all 8 definitions of credibility gap

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Origin of credibility gap

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Credibility gap

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Credibility gap

credibility gap popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for credibility gap

noun credibility gap

  • discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
  • disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
  • inconsistency — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
  • perjury — the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
  • question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
All 8 Synonyms of credibility gap

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