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Meaning of disbelief

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

disbelief

Pronunciation:/dɪsbɪˈliːf/

noun

Definitions

  1. Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

    Example: She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.

  2. Astonishment.

    Example: I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.

  3. The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.