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
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.
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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
And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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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
And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbelieve
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The Killingworth Fair Rent Commission denied a request from Sun Communities, a national firm, to increase monthly land rents at a mobile home park by $27 a month.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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But Rubio said if use of the bases is going to be denied, as Spain did for the Iran war, then the United States would have to reconsider its support for NATO.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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John paid a visit to his former lover and demanded that Percy sign an affidavit and confess to his involvement in the kidnapping, as well as discredit the allegations about John's sexuality.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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The case later drew attention from the Innocence Project, which said advances in DNA testing ultimately discredited the prosecution’s core forensic evidence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelieve. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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