disbelieve

[ dis-bi-leev ]
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verb (used with object),dis·be·lieved, dis·be·liev·ing.
  1. 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.
  1. to refuse or reject belief; have no belief.

Origin of disbelieve

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

Other words from disbelieve

  • dis·be·liev·er, noun
  • dis·be·liev·ing·ly, adverb

Words that may be confused with disbelieve

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How to use disbelieve in a sentence

  • The disbelievers in miracles deny them (rightly or wrongly) because they have a doctrine against them.

    Orthodoxy | G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for disbelieve

disbelieve

/ (ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv) /


verb
  1. (tr) to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful

  2. (intr usually foll by in) to have no faith (in): disbelieve in God

Derived forms of disbelieve

  • disbeliever, noun
  • disbelieving, adjective
  • disbelievingly, adverb

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