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disbelieve

[ dis-bi-leev ]
/ ˌdɪs bɪˈliv /
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verb (used with object), dis·be·lieved, dis·be·liev·ing.

to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.

verb (used without object), dis·be·lieved, dis·be·liev·ing.

to refuse or reject belief; have no belief.

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Words related to disbelieve

repudiate, eschew, question, mistrust, discount, discredit, scout, suspect, distrust, reject, scorn

Words nearby disbelieve

disavow, disavowal, disband, disbar, disbelief, disbelieve, disbosom, disbound, disbranch, disbud, disburden

Origin of disbelieve

First recorded in 1635–45; dis-1 + believe

OTHER WORDS FROM disbelieve

dis·be·liev·er, noundis·be·liev·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disbelieve

disbelieve misbelieve
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British Dictionary definitions for disbelieve

disbelieve
/ (ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv) /

verb

(tr) to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful
(intr usually foll by in) to have no faith (in)disbelieve in God

Derived forms of disbelieve

disbeliever, noundisbelieving, adjectivedisbelievingly, adverb
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