disbelieve
verb (used with object)
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
disbelieved
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past participleof disbelieve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disbelieve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disbelieveverb (used with object)to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
Example Sentences
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People with long Covid feel "forgotten, unheard, disbelieved, isolated", barrister Anthony Metzer KC told the Covid-19 Inquiry last month on behalf of advocacy groups for people with the condition.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2023
The women were determined to speak up together, rather than be silenced and disbelieved, said another plaintiff, Cherryl Jackson-Williams.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Yet, 16 of the 17 people who reported brain fog in our study described feeling disbelieved.
From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023
In every scene with Roman, he moves like a stray cat in pain, tightly wound with unresolved trauma, unable to be still and often, disbelieved despite being the smartest of his siblings.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023
Gandalf, however, disbelieved Bilbo’s first story, as soon as he heard it, and he continued to be very curious about the ring.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
