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disbelieve
[ dis-bi-leev ]
verb (used with object)
- to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in:
to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
verb (used without object)
- to refuse or reject belief; have no belief.
disbelieve
/ ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv /
verb
- tr to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful
- intrusually foll byin to have no faith (in)
disbelieve in God
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Derived Forms
- ˌdisbeˈlieving, adjective
- ˌdisbeˈliever, noun
- ˌdisbeˈlievingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- disbe·liever noun
- disbe·lieving·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disbelieve1
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Example Sentences
I was supposed to disbelieve everything the Israelis just told me.
I have looked down on dead Marines this way, trying to disbelieve them back to life.
You may disbelieve the promise, but I'm afraid you can't simply instruct the voters to agree with you.
There's another reason to disbelieve in a conspiracy: the number comes too late to do any good.
Some" may disbelieve these things, but even among conservatives, it is unlikely to be a very big "some.
We must disbelieve the alleged fact, or believe that we were mistaken in admitting the supposed law.
He must still either believe in witchcraft or disbelieve all of the Bible.
Sitting opposite to this cynical man of the world and listening to his talk, Hyacinth came himself to disbelieve in principle.
I disbelieve in this commercial selfishness emphasized in the text.
We should indeed be reduced to a most distressing dilemma, if we were to disbelieve every thing we cannot fully comprehend.
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