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
BenjÁMin-Hungarian
LeonardLEN-ərd (English), LAY-o-nahrt (Dutch)English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Atallah-Arabic
KinleyKIN-leeEnglish (Modern)
Rute-Portuguese
Epifanioe-pee-FAH-nyoSpanish, Italian