disbelief



You couldn't (do that)!

 and You wouldn't (do that)!
an indication of disbelief that someone might do something. Bill: I'm going to run away from home! Jane: You couldn't! Bill: I get so mad at my brother, I could just strangle him. Tom: You couldn't do that!

suspend disbelief

To accept as plausible something one knows to be untrue, especially the setting and plot of a drama or fiction so as to allow the appreciation of art.
See also: disbelief, suspend

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Almira (2)-Bosnian
Ronaldo-Portuguese
Racquelrə-KELEnglish
JennÝ-Icelandic
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
Hakeem-Arabic