disbelieve
verb
dis·be·lieve
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv 
disbelieved; disbelieving; disbelieves
: to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
: to withhold or reject belief
disbeliever
noun
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
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The only times prices and ratings decouple are when the whole market disbelieves in the rating, or demand is thin.
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Many patients do not report these assaults, research shows, because of embarrassment or fear of being disbelieved as Ray was.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Squeamish about facing up to disbelieving judges and protesting advocacy organizations, European leaders have dodged their obligations.
—Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2015
For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Many patients do not report these assaults, research shows, because of embarrassment or fear of being disbelieved as Ray was.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
Squeamish about facing up to disbelieving judges and protesting advocacy organizations, European leaders have dodged their obligations.
—Jytte Klausen, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2015
For many women, and for Black women in particular, whose pain is systemically disbelieved and dismissed, childbirth in America is regularly life threatening and too often fatal.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbelieve. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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disbelieve
verb
dis·be·lieve
ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv
: to think not to be true or real : fail to believe
disbelieved the witness's testimony
disbeliever
noun
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