disbelieve
verb (used with object)
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
disbelieving
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present participleof disbelieve.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
disbelieve.
disbelieveverb (used with object)to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
Example Sentences
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The other disbelieving intellectuals continued to write and publish but seemed to make less news by their pronouncements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
As he danced across home plate into the arms of bouncing, disbelieving Dodgers Friday night, the magnitude of his accomplishment was evident in the condition of his uniform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024
They look disbelieving but I walk with them to Plankinton and show them an address on a seemingly abandoned building and explain the numbering system again.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
By 99 minutes, Darwin Nunez was roaring in celebration, kicking the advertising hoardings in front of a mass of flailing arms and legs in a disbelieving away end.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
I’m not sure if it’s a mocking laugh or a disbelieving one.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
