disbelieve
[ dis-bi-leev ]
/ ˌdɪs bɪˈliv /
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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Related formsdis·be·liev·er, noundis·be·liev·ing·ly, adverb
Can be confuseddisbelieve misbelieve
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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 Formsdisbeliever, noundisbelieving, adjectivedisbelievingly, adverb
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