as in to deny
to think not to be true or real
many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead
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Recent Examples of disbelieve
Hippocrates and his disciples did not disbelieve in Asclepius, the god of medicine (or any other god).
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Epstein’s young victims were also threatened and followed; they were grilled by his lawyers and disbelieved by prosecutors, who at times treated them like prostitutes, instead of victims.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
For many Americans, there might be a temptation to disbelieve the enormity of what has happened in the Gaza Strip.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers inclined to theorize their way to some baroque explanation are naturally going to disbelieve what’s right there in front of them.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Epstein’s young victims were also threatened and followed; they were grilled by his lawyers and disbelieved by prosecutors, who at times treated them like prostitutes, instead of victims.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
For many Americans, there might be a temptation to disbelieve the enormity of what has happened in the Gaza Strip.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers inclined to theorize their way to some baroque explanation are naturally going to disbelieve what’s right there in front of them.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbelieve
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Rivas led a recent charge to deny the renewal of Gabriella Charter School, which uses a substantial portion of the Echo Park campus where the district operates Logan Academy for Global Ecology.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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On Friday, Musk also denied a Bloomberg report that SpaceX valuation was lowered on Friday, reaffirming that the rocket and satellite company will have a blockbuster IPO and comfortably dominate against other historic IPO deals.—
Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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If anything, they’ve been used to discredit her.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelieve. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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