disbelief
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disbelief
- /dɪsbɪˈliːf/ UK
noun disbeliefs
- An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case. She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
- Astonishment. I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.
- The loss or abandonment of a belief; the cessation of belief. There is an agony of suffering in that lingering doubt which haunts the human soul in the beginnings of disbelief.
Similar: incredulity · Opposite: belief
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incredulity, unbelief, skepticism, mental rejection, incomprehension, distrust, scepticism, mistrust, doubt, suspicion, misunderstanding, blasphemy, apostasy, atheism, ratification, dubiety
noun
Similar: incredulity · Opposite: belief
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noun unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case
| हिन्दी | अविश्वास aviśvās |
|---|---|
| Português | descrença, incredulidade |
| Deutsch | Unglaube |
| Ελληνικά | δυσπιστία dyspistía, σκεπτικισμός skeptikismós |
| Română | necredință, neîncredere |
noun astonishment
| Português | surpresa |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κατάπληξη katáplixi |
| Română | uimire, surprindere |
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title = {disbelief},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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