beggar belief

phrase

chiefly British

: to be unbelievable or not deserving to be believed : to defy belief

It almost beggars belief that anyone can be so cruel.

Examples of beggar belief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are four people who know the truth of the story, two of them are dead, and two have remained consistent with their story, which does have a lot of holes in it and at certain points does beggar belief. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025

Freddy strays a little too close to the stereotype of a mystic savant; Michelle makes some rash and drastic decisions that beggar belief. — Alison Herman, Variety, 28 June 2025

The stalker-serial killer story lines beggar belief, too, and other recurring characters seem to be here just so they can be kidnapped. — Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025

Some of the points raised against this proposal are so dishonest as to beggar belief. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021

Rhymes for beggar belief

• beef
• brief
• chief
• fief
• grief
• leaf
• lief
• reef
• reif
• seif
• sheaf
• thief