Suspended Disbelief

Suspended disbelief is the mental willingness of a person to accept fictional or imaginative elements as real for the sake of enjoying a story, such as in movies, books, or plays. It involves temporarily setting aside skepticism or reality checks to fully engage with the narrative. This allows viewers or readers to experience the story more deeply, even if they know it’s not true. Essentially, it’s an active choice to believe in the fictional world temporarily, enabling a richer emotional or intellectual engagement with the material.