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Disbelieve

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dis·be·lieve

   [dis-bi-leev] verb, -lieved, -liev·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
verb (used without object)
2.
to refuse or reject belief; have no belief.

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Origin:
1635–45; dis-1 + believe

Related forms
dis·be·liev·er, noun
dis·be·liev·ing·ly, adverb

Can be confused: disbelieve, misbelieve.
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disbelieve (ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv)
 
—vb (usually foll by in)
1.  (tr) to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful
2.  to have no faith (in): disbelieve in God
 
disbe'liever
 
—n
 
disbe'lieving
 
—adj
 
disbe'lievingly
 
—adv

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disbelieve
1640s, from dis- + believe.
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