as in to deny
to think not to be true or real many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead

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Recent Examples of disbelieve 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 The only times prices and ratings decouple are when the whole market disbelieves in the rating, or demand is thin. Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Many patients do not report these assaults, research shows, because of embarrassment or fear of being disbelieved as Ray was. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024 Squeamish about facing up to disbelieving judges and protesting advocacy organizations, European leaders have dodged their obligations. Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2015 See All Example Sentences for disbelieve

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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelieve. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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