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disbelieve
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dis·be·lieve

verb \-ˈlēv\

Definition of DISBELIEVE

transitive verb
: to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
intransitive verb
: to withhold or reject belief
— dis·be·liev·er noun
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Examples of DISBELIEVE

  1. Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony.
  2. <many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead>

First Known Use of DISBELIEVE

circa 1644

Related to DISBELIEVE

Synonyms
discredit, negate
Antonyms
accept, believe, credit, swallow

Rhymes with DISBELIEVE

apperceive, basket weave, by-your-leave, family leave, flutter sleeve, interleave, interweave, make-believe, misbelieve, on one's sleeve, preconceive, raglan sleeve, satin weave, semibreve, Tel Aviv, undeceive, up one's sleeve

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