Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is called their improbability or impossibility. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
disbelieve — I verb be doubtful, be incredulous, be skeptical, be unconvinced, challenge, consider implausible, consider not to be true, consider unproven, consider untrue, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, give no credence to, give no credit to, harbor… … Law dictionary
disbelieve — (v.) 1640s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + BELIEVE (Cf. believe). Related: Disbelieved; disbelieving; disbeliever … Etymology dictionary
disbelieve — [v] doubt discount, discredit, distrust, eschew, give no credence to, mistrust, not accept, not buy, not credit, not swallow*, question, reject, repudiate, scoff at, scorn, scout, suspect, unbelieve; concept 21 Ant. believe, trust … New thesaurus
disbelieve — ► VERB 1) be unable to believe. 2) have no religious faith. DERIVATIVES disbeliever noun … English terms dictionary
disbelieve — [dis΄bə lēv′, dis′bə lēv′] vt. disbelieved, disbelieving to refuse to believe; reject as untrue vi. to refuse to believe (in) disbeliever n … English World dictionary
disbelieve — [[t]dɪ̱sbɪli͟ːv[/t]] disbelieves, disbelieving, disbelieved 1) VERB If you disbelieve someone or disbelieve something that they say, you do not believe that what they say is true. [V n] There is no reason to disbelieve him... [V n] He had never… … English dictionary
disbelieve — /dɪsbəˈliv / (say disbuh leev) verb (t) (disbelieved, disbelieving) 1. to reject as false: I disbelieve your statement. –phrase 2. disbelieve in, to have no faith in: I disbelieve in ready made solutions. –disbelieving, adjective –disbelievingly …
disbelieve — UK [ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv] / US [ˌdɪsbɪˈlɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms disbelieve : present tense I/you/we/they disbelieve he/she/it disbelieves present participle disbelieving past tense disbelieved past participle disbelieved to not believe someone or … English dictionary
disbelieve — disbeliever, n. disbelievingly, adv. /dis bi leev /, v., disbelieved, disbelieving. v.t. 1. to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings. v.i. 2. to refuse or reject belief; have no belief. [1635 45;… … Universalium
disbelieve — verb a) Not believe. He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable. b) Actively deny a statement, opinion or perception … Wiktionary
