gullibility

[USA]/ˌgʌli'biliti/
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Oversættelse

n. tilbøjelighed til at blive narret, godtroenhed, let at udnytte.

Eksempelsætninger

the gullibility of the electorate was tested to the nth degree by such promises.

vælgernes letpåvirkelighed blev sat på prøve i højeste grad af sådanne løfter.

fall for scams due to gullibility

falder for svindel på grund af godtroenhed

prey on people's gullibility

udnytter folks godtroenhed

gullibility leads to deception

godtroenhed fører til bedrag

beware of gullibility in others

vær opmærksom på godtroenhed hos andre

gullibility can be a weakness

godtroenhed kan være en svaghed

overcome gullibility through critical thinking

overvind godtroenhed gennem kritisk tænkning

gullibility is often exploited in marketing

godtroenhed udnyttes ofte i markedsføring

Virkelige Eksempler

The same with gullibility and trustworthiness. We can say that the other side of gullibility someone who's trustworthy.

Kilde: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

As she sifts through the tainted past, Wolf is horrified by her own “incurable” gullibility.

Kilde: The Economist - Arts

However I don't get rid of my gullibility because I don't want to also get rid of my trustworthiness.

Kilde: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

The guild had gullibility about him.

Kilde: Pan Pan

Cynics would probably tell you that the opposite of cynicism is gullibility, blindly trusting other people, and that cynicism is a sort of wisdom, a hard-earned sense that, in fact, people cannot be trusted.

Kilde: Harvard Business Review

I inquired about pound parties at the Creek, and my gullibility was verified. Yet the occasion had been truly a party, and the Townsends had done their best to make it festive.

Kilde: Cross Stream (Part 1)

The Brooklyn Bridge is also part of a popular expression, or saying, in English about " selling you the Brooklyn Bridge." The idea that you could sell someone the Brooklyn Bridge is used to indicate the gullibility of another person.

Kilde: 2014 English Cafe

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