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- DictionaryDis·be·lieve/ˌdisbəˈlēv/
verb
- 1. be unable to believe (someone or something): "he seemed to disbelieve her"
The meaning of DISBELIEVE is to hold not worthy of belief : not believe. How to use disbelieve in a sentence.
Disbelieve definition: to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in. See examples of DISBELIEVE used in a sentence.
verb [ I or T ] formal uk / ˌdɪs.bɪˈliːv / us / ˌdɪs.bɪˈliːv / Add to word list. 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.
When you disbelieve someone, you're unable to trust what they're saying. A detective is likely to disbelieve a suspect who's sweating nervously and not making eye contact. Believing something or someone means you've got confidence or faith.
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.
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.
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.
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. Conjugations of 'disbelieve'
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.
1. ( tr) to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful. 2. (usually foll by: in) to have no faith (in): disbelieve in God. ˌdisbeˈliever n. ˌdisbeˈlieving adj. ˌdisbeˈlievingly adv.
