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credibility gap

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credibility gap
n.
1. Public skepticism about the truth of statements, especially official claims and pronouncements: "The credibility gap [is] the result of a deliberate policy of artificial manipulation of official news" (Walter Lippmann).
2. Lack of trustworthiness.
3. A discrepancy or disparity, especially between words and actions.
credibility gap
n
a disparity between claims or statements made and the evident facts of the situation or circumstances to which they relate
Translations
credibility gap
n → Glaubwürdigkeitslücke f; his credibility gap widened → er verlor immer mehr an Glaubwürdigkeit


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