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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This level of support is rare in rape cases, which often see victims disbelieved or vilified.
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Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
But for the time being at least, the primary emotion for many in Syria is one of disbelieving joy.
Syrians gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Wednesday to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
The only times prices and ratings decouple are when the whole market disbelieves in the rating, or demand is thin.
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Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
But for the time being at least, the primary emotion for many in Syria is one of disbelieving joy.
Syrians gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Wednesday to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
The only times prices and ratings decouple are when the whole market disbelieves in the rating, or demand is thin.
—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
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbelieve. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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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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