the reader's temporary acceptance of story elements as believable

The suspension of disbelief is the reader's temporary acceptance of story elements as believable.

a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe something surreal

Suspension of disbelief is a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe something surreal; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment.

a concept used to describe a willingness or ability to temporarily set aside one’s skepticism or critical judgment in order to fully engage with a work of fiction

Suspension of disbelief is a concept used to describe a willingness or ability to temporarily set aside one’s skepticism or critical judgment in order to fully engage with a work of fiction.