disbelief

disbelief
UK [ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf] / US [ˌdɪsbɪˈlɪf] noun [uncountable]
the feeling of not believing someone or something, especially something shocking or unexpected

Public reaction to the announcement has been one of shock and disbelief.

An expression of disbelief crossed Brody's face.

in disbelief:

Liz stared at us in disbelief as we told her what had happened.


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  • Disbelief — Dis*be*lief , n. The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief. [1913 Webster] Our belief or disbelief… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disbelief — beim RockTheLake 2007 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • disbelief — index cloud (suspicion), discredit, doubt (suspicion), incredulity, rejection, suspicion (mistru …   Law dictionary

  • disbelief — (n.) 1670s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + BELIEF (Cf. belief). A Latin Germanic hybrid …   Etymology dictionary

  • disbelief — *unbelief, incredulity Analogous words: atheism, deism (compare nouns at ATHEIST): rejection, repudiation, spurning (see corresponding verbs at DECLINE) Antonyms: belief Contrasted words: faith, credence, credit (see BELIEF) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disbelief — [n] doubt, skepticism atheism, distrust, dubiety, incredulity, mistrust, nihilism, rejection, repudiation, spurning, unbelief, unbelievingness, unfaith; concepts 21,689 Ant. belief, trust …   New thesaurus

  • disbelief — ► NOUN 1) inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real. 2) lack of faith …   English terms dictionary

  • disbelief — [dis΄bə lēf′, dis′bə lēf΄] n. refusal to believe; absence of belief SYN. UNBELIEF …   English World dictionary

  • disbelief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, outright, pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ widespread ▪ open …   Collocations dictionary

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