disbelief
dis‧be‧lief /ˌdɪsbəˈliːf, ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf/ noun [uncountable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsdisbelief[noun]Synonyms: scepticism, distrust, doubt, dubiety, incredulity, mistrust, unbelief
Antonyms: belief
Contrasted words: credence, credit, faith
Related Words: atheism,
deism,
rejection,
repudiation,
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English Dictionarydis‧be‧lief /ˌdɪsbəˈliːf, ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf/
noun [uncountable] [
Word Family: noun:
belief,
disbelief,
believer;
adjective:
believable ≠
unbelievable,
disbelieving;
verb:
believe ≠
disbelieve;
adverb:
unbelievably]
a feeling that something is not true or does not exist ⇒
unbelief,
belief:
The reaction to the murders was one of shock and disbelief.in/with disbelief Rosie stared in disbelief. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsdisbelief noun ADJ. complete, outright, total, utter | widespread | open | mock He raised his eyebrows in
mock disbelief.
amused, astonished, furious, horrified, shocked, stunned VERB + DISBELIEF feel I felt disbelief first of all, then outrage.
express The president publicly expressed his disbelief at what had happened.
hide | greet sth with My stories were greeted with disbelief.
shake your head in, stare/watch in | suspend If you don't mind suspending your disbelief, you should enjoy this movie. PREP. in ~ We could only watch in
disbelief as the car rolled into the
water.
to your ~ To my horrified
disbelief, the animal was running
towards me.
~ at Hilary shook
her head in disbelief at the news.
PHRASES an expression/a look of disbelief with looks of utter
disbelief on their faces | suspension of disbelief The film
version requires greater suspension
of disbelief than the book.
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