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# credibility

«credibility» in Mova's school dictionary: **the quality of being believed and trusted** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (credibility — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Credibility is the quality of being believed and trusted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons on news and the internet: the credibility of a source depends on who wrote it, whether facts can be checked and whether other good sources agree. In stories, a liar loses credibility; a witness's credibility matters in court. Phrases: «lose credibility», «damage your credibility», «a credibility problem».

### examples

- The website had no author or date, so its credibility was low. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#x1)
- After lying twice, he lost all credibility. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#x2)
- The scientist's careful work gave her great credibility. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#x3)
- Spelling mistakes can hurt the credibility of a letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#x4)
- The witness's credibility was questioned in court. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#x5)
- Check the credibility of a source before you use it in your project. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: credible. Opposite: lack of credibility, incredibility (rare). Do not mix with «credit» (money, or praise).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «credibility» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/credibility/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.