disbelieve
verb (used with object)
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
had disbelieved
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past perfectof disbelieve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If they had disbelieved the very first word of it, or the very first sentence of it, it wouldn't have gone anywhere.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2023
But Thomas now disbelieved the others; as they before had disbelieved the women.
From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Simon Greenleaf
She had disbelieved, and then believed, and had again disbelieved Arabella's own statement as to the offer of marriage.
From The American Senator by Anthony Trollope
There was a note in the girl's voice as if she had disbelieved in her good fortune.
From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley
And the boy departed, fully convinced that his father had disbelieved him.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
