suspend disbelief



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
Mandy['mændi]
Vinal-English (Rare)
CyrusSIE-rəs (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ashurst['æʃɜ:st]
Douglas['dʌgləs]
WilWIL (English, Dutch), VIL (Dutch)English, Dutch