as in disbelief
refusal to accept something as true a natural-born skeptic, she typically greets the latest conspiracy theory with head-shaking unbelief

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Recent Examples of unbelief But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate. Katherine Howell, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 It’s been a bit of unbelief. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2021 His Dark Materials is a kind of romance of unbelief. James Parker, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019 When you have been taught, commanded even, to build your entire life around a community, the cost of unbelief is considerable. Amber Scorah, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019 Decree defeat, humiliation and unbelief to the unbelievers. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018 This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades. Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
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Noun
  • The typical domestic thriller demands a certain willing suspension of disbelief.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Shock, anger, sadness, disbelief were words used by multiple senior sources inside the West Wing, ABC News' Katherine Faulders said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The announcement from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham landed with both excitement and skepticism.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive — while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Basically, slap on a pair of gloves or leave the washing to someone else if ever there is a doubt.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Unbelief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelief. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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