disbelief
Use Disbelief in a sentence
bɪˈlif noun
1.
the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
2.
amazement; astonishment: We stared at the Taj Mahal in disbelief.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To disbelief
Collins
World English Dictionary
disbelief (ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| refusal or reluctance to believe | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Disbelief
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
It really does not take a lot of gee-whiz suspension of disbelief.
Until you perform the experiment for yourself there is only belief or disbelief.
Levine wanted the technical content to sound real, so it would suspend the disbelief of his audience.
The player's suspension of disbelief is also tested in the way the door itself gives way when the villain flies through it.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
