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A rejection of belief
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disbelief
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s; see dis- + belief . A Latin-Germanic hybrid.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Disbelief (sometimes decapitalized to "disbelief") is a metal band from Hesse , Germany . Their music is rooted in death metal , but has melancholic tendencies.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. Our belief or disbelief of a thing ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case. 2 astonishment. 3 The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. doubt about the truth of something [syn: incredulity , skepticism , mental rejection ] a rejection of belief [syn: unbelief ] [ant: belief ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES stare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc ▪ Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB express ▪ Many expressed disbelief that the death toll was not higher. ▪ They expressed disbelief ...
Usage examples of disbelief.
The attendant following on Sumantras heels gasped and muttered an exclamation of disbelief, in Awadhi commonspeak.
Company-Captain Balkar chan Tesh stared at Petty Captain Rokam Traygan in total disbelief.
When the first astonishing heads and busts from Ife and Benin were brought to Europe sixty years ago and were seen to be portraits, or very like portraits, they were greeted with a chorus of disbelief: surely they were Greek or Egyptian or even Portuguese, for Negroes had never done anything like that?
The chimps stood rooted, Biggest grunted and peered in disbelief at the blood that spattered into his upturned hand.
Nate shook his head, looking as if he were fighting disbelief, but actually he was trying to shake the memory of his dream of driving a big cabin cruiser through the streets of Seattle with Amy displayed as the bikinied figurehead.
On the edge of the crowd of mercenaries, Prince Chare and Mayor Cornmonger stood staring at the steam-wreathed pyre, the sodden ashes in disbelief.
We crouched in the entrance to the cavern, me, Proom, a dozen of his people bent protectively over their sacks of crystals, all staring with disbelief into the night.
All of my girls heard me dramatize my dates, twirling squeals of excitement around a core of disbelief.
It was only gradually, over the ten years since Filmer had appeared on the scene, that there had been eyebrows raised, frowns of disbelief, mouths pursed in puzzlement.
I squinted past the footlights to the smoky and inadequately lit room, my anger at Van Ryder dissipating into stunned disbelief as I took in the scene.
It was midafternoon three days later when they finally rode into Hangtown and Hanna sat on the seat staring at everything, her head shaking slightly in disbelief.
They listened in a horrified suspension that was neither belief nor disbelief.
And of course, we could add the Humean point that whilst for Pascal it was a simple two-way question of mass versus disbelief, in the wider world it is also a question of the Koran versus mass, or L.
The jaygee said nothing for a while and then uttered an unconvincing low laugh of disbelief.
Zara stood, staring in disbelief at each other, the study door swung back and the young Khedive stormed out, tears of frustration streaming down his soft face.