disbelief
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3.0
- noun
- /ˌdɪsbɪˈlif/
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incredulidad
- Just in disbelief at his ability to shoot the basketball.
- express disbelief
- utter disbelief
- shock and disbelief
You know, I'm, I'm still in disbelief, but let's hold a vision.
- You know, I'm, I'm still in disbelief, but let's hold a vision.
- So when Michael died, he was initially shocked in disbelief, but then deeply saddened.
- But let's, let's just suspend all sorts of disbelief right now and talk about what's possible.
- So is your view of atheism there a positive disbelief in God?
- And then obviously she was in shock and disbelief.
- All of which require pretty major suspension of disbelief.
- I was in disbelief as he went slide by slide critiquing my dishes.
- Even as I write this, I'm still in complete disbelief.
- While I was transforming my life, I still kept this sense of disbelief.
- Nick and I stared at each other in disbelief, but so began the string of wild events.
- And it was just this disbelief that this was my reality.
- But a curiosity and a a disbelief that I am unwelcome.
- There were howls of sort of disbelief afterwards and still are.
- So it's not a Wheeling suspension of disbelief so that we enter into the story.
- It doesn't displace any disbeliefs in you and encourages all your beliefs.
- So as it was, just didn't you know, he's in disbelief and he was so cool, man.
Examples
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The typical response of the Navajo victims was disbelief that the investigator would talk to the tribal elders.
Academic text (1992) -
The idea that it could simply go away brought forth a sense of disbelief and even anger.
Academic text (2015) -
And it was just this disbelief that this was my reality.
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I believe in my disbelief, have faith in my reason.
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Nick and I stared at each other in disbelief, but so began the string of wild events.
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Hal walks along with a look of total disbelief on his face.
Fiction book (1991) -
I was in disbelief as he went slide by slide critiquing my dishes.
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For an instant, a look of disbelief crossed his face as his eyes rested on me.
Fiction book (1990) -
Another fan remarked, "My friends and I looked at each other in utter disbelief."
Academic text (2013) -
Everyone else was in just as much shock and disbelief as I was.
Synonyms
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1.6
A feeling of not being sure about something
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3.0
Not being accepted by people or a group
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5.1
A feeling of doubt about an idea or claim when there is not enough proof
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2.8
Refusing a request or saying something is not true
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8.1
A feeling of not believing something surprising
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7.5
Not accepting religious ideas about gods
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4.9
Not able to believe something because it is shocking
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6.7
A lack of belief in God or other religious ideas
A state of not accepting an idea because you doubt it
A feeling of not being welcomed or not agreeing
A feeling of not being sure about something
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Etymology
The word disbelief breaks into dis-, a prefix meaning 'not' like in disagree, and belief, from believe, meaning 'trust' or 'accept'. So disbelief is the feeling of 'not accepting' or 'not trusting' something.