suspend (one's) disbelief
suspend (one's) disbelief
To ignore or look past one's incredulity at the improbability of some piece of fiction, especially a film or video game, in order to better enjoy the experience of the work. I'm more than willing to suspend my disbelief a little for a cheesy action film. I find that I can never really suspend my disbelief when I watch a movie that's crammed full of CGI.
See also: disbelief, suspend
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- disbelief
- suspend
- suspend disbelief
- never in my life
- why in God's name
- ghost
- ghost someone
- Who would have thought it?
- believe one's own eyes, one cannot
- my, my