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
BarnabÉ-French
Rab-Scottish
BeppeBEP-peItalian
Lorraine[ləu'rein]
Delphina-Late Roman
Nadir-Arabic