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    Dis·be·lieve
    /ˌdisbəˈlēv/

    verb

    • 1. be unable to believe (someone or something): "he seemed to disbelieve her"
  2. to not believe someone or something: Do you disbelieve me? They said that they disbelieved the evidence. Opposite. believe. Compare. discredit verb formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believing. (that's) a likely story! idiom. anti-science. anti-scientific. are my eyes deceiving me? idiom. as if! idiom. authority. foot.

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  4. disbelieve something to not believe that something is true or that somebody is telling the truth. Why should I disbelieve her story? He had come to disbelieve his own assertions. We have no reason to disbelieve the information.

  5. 1. (transitive) to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful. 2. (intransitive; usually foll by in) to have no faith (in) disbelieve in God.

  6. Definitions of 'disbelieve' 1. If you disbelieve someone or disbelieve something that they say, you do not believe that what they say is true. [...] 2. If you disbelieve in something, you do not believe that it exists or that it works. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'disbelieve' British English: dɪsbɪliːv American English: dɪsbɪliv. More.

  7. From a popular conception of the intellectual characteristics of the school comes the modern sense of "cynic," implying a sneering disposition to disbelieve in the goodness of human motives and a contemptuous feeling of superiority. Disbelieve definition: To refuse to believe or accept; reject.

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  8. Britannica Dictionary definition of DISBELIEVE. formal. : to not believe (someone or something) [+ object] Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony. [no object] — + in. She disbelieves in the value of exercise.

  9. verb [ T ] uk / ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv / us. to not believe someone or something: There was no reason to disbelieve him. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

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