disbelieve
verb
dis·be·lieve
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv 
disbelieved; disbelieving; disbelieves
: to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
: to withhold or reject belief
disbeliever
noun
Examples of disbelieve in a Sentence
Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony.
many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead
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Tucking into sausage rolls and drinking coffee, Jones and his friend Darren Johnson, try to reflect on a frantic, disbelieving 72 hours.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The next time a famous woman, or any woman, is getting publicly trashed, check whether your automatic instinct is to disbelieve her.
—Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.
—Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
But for the time being at least, the primary emotion for many in Syria is one of disbelieving joy.
Syrians gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Wednesday to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The next time a famous woman, or any woman, is getting publicly trashed, check whether your automatic instinct is to disbelieve her.
—Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.
—Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
But for the time being at least, the primary emotion for many in Syria is one of disbelieving joy.
Syrians gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Wednesday to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbelieve. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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disbelieve
verb
dis·be·lieve
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv
: to think not to be true or real : fail to believe
disbelieved the witness's testimony
disbeliever
noun
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