disbelieve
verb
dis·be·lieve
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv 
disbelieved; disbelieving; disbelieves
: to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
: to withhold or reject belief
disbeliever
noun
Examples of disbelieve in a Sentence
Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony.
many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead
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Squeamish about facing up to disbelieving judges and protesting advocacy organizations, European leaders have dodged their obligations.
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Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2015
For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
For a Black woman, being disbelieved so publicly by a white woman politician was an extra layer of fury.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
When said organization murders her disbelieving friend Jack (John Bradley), Jin turns to their destruction, joining the British government and other international bodies on endeavors to stop the San-Ti.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
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Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2015
For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
For a Black woman, being disbelieved so publicly by a white woman politician was an extra layer of fury.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
When said organization murders her disbelieving friend Jack (John Bradley), Jin turns to their destruction, joining the British government and other international bodies on endeavors to stop the San-Ti.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbelieve. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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disbelieve
verb
dis·be·lieve
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv
: to think not to be true or real : fail to believe
disbelieved the witness's testimony
disbeliever
noun
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