Disbelieve

  • 11disbelieve — verb a) Not believe. He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable. b) Actively deny a statement, opinion or perception …

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  • 12disbelieve — dis|be|lieve [ˌdısbıˈli:v] v [I and T] formal to not believe something or someone ▪ I see no reason to disbelieve him. >disbelieving adj …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13disbelieve — verb (intransitive + in, transitive) formal to not believe something or someone: I see no reason to disbelieve him. disbelieving adjective: disbelieving laughter …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14disbelieve — verb we ve learned to disbelieve most of Hubert s explanations Syn: not believe, give no credence to, discredit, discount, doubt, distrust, mistrust, be incredulous, be unconvinced; reject, repudiate, question, challenge; informal take with a… …

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  • 15disbelieve — verb Date: circa 1644 transitive verb to hold not worthy of belief ; not believe intransitive verb to withhold or reject belief • disbeliever noun …

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  • 16disbelieve — Synonyms and related words: be skeptical, deny, discredit, distrust, doubt, eschew, gag on, misbelieve, mistrust, negate, not accept, not admit, not believe, not buy, not fall for, not go for, not swallow, question, refuse to admit, refuse to… …

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  • 17disbelieve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See doubt, irreligion. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give no credence to: discredit. Idiom: take no stock in. See BELIEF …

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  • 18disbelieve — dis|be|lieve [ ,dısbı liv ] verb transitive FORMAL to not believe someone or something …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19disbelieve — dis·be lieve || ‚dɪ sbɪ lɪːv v. discredit, reject, mistrust, doubt …

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  • 20disbelieve — verb be unable to believe. ↘have no religious faith. Derivatives disbeliever noun disbelieving adjective disbelievingly adverb …

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