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- Dictionarydis·be·lieve/ˌdisbəˈlēv/
verb
- 1. be unable to believe (someone or something): "he seemed to disbelieve her"
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The meaning of DISBELIEVE is to hold not worthy of belief : not believe. How to use disbelieve in a sentence.
to not believe someone or something: Do you disbelieve me? They said that they disbelieved the evidence. Opposite. believe. Compare. discredit verb formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believing. (that's) a likely story! idiom. anti-science. anti-scientific. are my eyes deceiving me? idiom. as if! idiom. authority. foot.
Disbelieve definition: to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in. See examples of DISBELIEVE used in a sentence.
When you disbelieve someone, you're unable to trust what they're saying. A detective is likely to disbelieve a suspect who's sweating nervously and not making eye contact. Believing something or someone means you've got confidence or faith.
to not believe someone or something: Do you disbelieve me? They said that they disbelieved the evidence. Opposite. believe. Compare. discredit verb formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believing. (that's) a likely story! idiom. anti-science. anti-scientific. are my eyes deceiving me? idiom. as if! idiom. authority. foot.
If you disbelieve in something, you do not believe that it exists or that it works.
disbelieve something to not believe that something is true or that somebody is telling the truth. Why should I disbelieve her story? He had come to disbelieve his own assertions. We have no reason to disbelieve the information.
Actively deny a statement, opinion or perception. He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: discredit. question. mistrust. doubt. suspect. skeptical. reject. distrust. Antonyms: believe. trust. Origin of Disbelieve. Coined circa 1640, from dis- + believe. From Wiktionary. Disbelieve Sentence Examples.
1. ( tr) to reject as false or lying; refuse to accept as true or truthful. 2. (usually foll by: in) to have no faith (in): disbelieve in God. ˌdisbeˈliever n. ˌdisbeˈlieving adj. ˌdisbeˈlievingly adv.
Jun 2, 2024 · disbelieve (third-person singular simple present disbelieves, present participle disbelieving, simple past and past participle disbelieved) To not believe; to exercise disbelief . If you disbelieve such people, then keep disbelieving them for as long as you live or want.
