disbelief
noun
dis·be·lief
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēf 
: the act of disbelieving : mental rejection of something as untrue
Examples of disbelief in a Sentence
She stared at him in utter disbelief.
their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief
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The man was then led off as onlookers watched in disbelief.
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Podoll had never seen so much disbelief on so many faces at once.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
In the wake of the tragic UPS plane crash at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, local witnesses and business owners are grappling with a sense of emptiness and disbelief.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
The man was then led off as onlookers watched in disbelief.
—Emma Bussey , Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Podoll had never seen so much disbelief on so many faces at once.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disbelief
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“Disbelief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbelief. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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disbelief
noun
dis·be·lief
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēf
: the act or state of disbelieving : mental rejection of something as untrue
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