improbabilities
Meaning
of Improbability
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
In spite of the disgusting coarsness of much of the dialogue, and the improbabilities of much of the plot, we are spellbound." citation Britannia called it a "strangely original" book that depicts "humanity in this wild state."
Plutarch openly scorned such beliefs held in traditional ancient Greek religion, writing, "many such improbabilities do your fabulous writers relate, deifying creatures naturally mortal."
The idea seems to have originated in a spoof history essay by Professor David Daube written for The Oxford Magazine in 1956, which was widely believed despite obvious improbabilities (e.