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UK
/dˌɪsbɪlˈiːf/
]
[ US /ˌdɪsbɪˈɫif/ ]
[ US /ˌdɪsbɪˈɫif/ ]
NOUN
- a rejection of belief
- doubt about the truth of something
How To Use disbelief In A Sentence
- Since it is implausibe that readers would need to disbelieve their supension of disbelief -- we all know going in that our suspension of disbelief is artificial -- it must be the second kind of "information" that needs to be combatted. Saying Something
- But there is, in this review, talk about the actors, about the sense of wonder, and fer pete's sake, man, the * entire review* is about how and why I was able to suspend my disbelief. FlickFilosopher.com
- We'll just have to suspend our disbelief. Times, Sunday Times
- With his mate riding shotgun and in disbelief, this is a reasonable comedy about looks, with some funny gross-out moments as you view the world through Hal's rose-coloured eyes.
- The thought of seeing 40 faces simultaneously crumple with disbelief was too much for us to bear.
- We were in shock and disbelief. Times, Sunday Times
- Even a short tour of the museum fills you with disgust and revulsion once you overcome your disbelief.
- When I related to them how, on one jump, I was caught in a thermal updraft and was actually going up instead of down, they laughed in disbelief.
- Even at the bell to start the round she stood for a second and looked in disbelief at her coach.
- They suffered years of guilt and dissimulation before they could announce their own agnosticism or adamant disbelief.