disbelieve

verb

dis·be·lieve | \ ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv

disbelieved; disbelieving; disbelieves

Definition of disbelieve

transitive verb

: to hold not worthy of belief : not believe

intransitive verb

: to withhold or reject belief

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Synonyms & Antonyms for disbelieve

Synonyms

discredit, negate

Antonyms

accept, believe, credit, swallow

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

Recent Examples on the Web

People of color are still disbelieved and discounted. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "Aurora Perrineau Wanted to Be Known as an Actor. Instead, Her Name Got Dragged Into Scandal," 21 May 2019 But what happened with Strzok and what happened with Ohr, these are unfortunate circumstances that do lend to people who were inclined to disbelieve what Mueller comes up with that lends credence to that concern. — Fox News, "Former top intelligence officials come to Brennan's defense," 18 Aug. 2018 There’s a core of Trump supporters who at this point disbelieve the Voxes and Washington Posts and New York Times of the world on principle because they’ve been instructed to do that. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "Is the media making American politics worse?," 22 Oct. 2018 The counterexample Not one of a dozen cases above contradicts the hypothesis that Trump believes women who accuse his rivals of misconduct and disbelieves those who accuse his friends. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "A hypothesis: When Trump speaks of women, he's thinking of men," 11 Feb. 2018 With his comments about Christine Ford at his rally, Trump is not just sending the message that survivors with imperfect memories should be disbelieved. — Anna North, Vox, "Trump’s mockery of Christine Blasey Ford perpetuates rape culture," 3 Oct. 2018 With a disbelieving forward baring down on goal with Neuer, Higuain snatched at the shot however, and scuffed his shot wide. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: Gonzalo Higuain Must Deliver For Argentina After 2014 Final Flop," 14 June 2018 But Trump's selection of what to believe and disbelieve appears to be purely self-serving, rather than evidence-based. — Callum Borchers, Washington Post, "Trump calls Comey a liar yet keeps citing him as a credible source," 21 Apr. 2018 His supporters were going to disbelieve anything Obama said. — George Packer, The New Yorker, "Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish," 5 June 2018

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