User:JimWae/Disbelief


 * Encarta
 * dis·be·lief noun,
 * feeling of not believing: the feeling of not believing or of not being able to believe somebody or something


 * Ask Oxford
 * dis·be·lief noun
 * 1 inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real.
 * 2 lack of faith.


 * Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition
 * dis·be·lief
 * noun - the act of disbelieving : mental rejection of something as untrue
 * dis·be·lieve
 * transitive verb : to hold not worthy of belief : not believe
 * intransitive verb : to withhold or reject belief


 * Cambridge International Dictionary of English
 * disbelief
 * noun [U] the refusal to believe that something is true:
 * His response was one of complete disbelief.
 * She shook her head in disbelief.
 * disbelieve
 * verb [I or T] FORMAL
 * Do you disbelieve (= not believe) me?
 * They said that they disbelieved the evidence


 * Wiktionary
 * Noun disbelief (plural: disbeliefs)
 * the difficulty, inability, or refusal to believe something
 * My sister cried out in disbelief when she heard that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
 * See also unbelief n


 * The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
 * disbelief
 * noun 1. a lack of belief; refusal or unwillingness to believe.
 * Synonyms  incredulity, denial (3) , skepticism (1,3)
 * Crossref. Syn.  discredit
 * Similar Words  distrust, unbelief , doubt , agnosticism {agnostic (n)} , repudiation {repudiate} , dubiety , nihilism
 * Related Words  amazement


 * The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
 * dis·be·lief
 * NOUN: Refusal or reluctance to believe.


 * Infoplease Dictionary
 * disbelief n.
 * 1. the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
 * 2. amazement; astonishment: We stared at the Taj Mahal in disbelief.


 * Dictionary.com
 * disbelief noun
 * 1. the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
 * 2. amazement; astonishment: We stared at the Taj Mahal in disbelief.
 * Origin: 1665–75; dis + belief


 * UltraLingua English Dictionary
 * disbelief n.
 * The act of disbelieving; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.
 * disbelieve v. disbelieved ◊ disbelieving ◊ disbelieves
 * To reject as false; refuse to accept;
 * disbeliever n. disbelievers
 * One who refuses to believe (as in a divinity);
 * disbelieving adj.
 * Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion;


 * Cambridge Dictionary of American English
 * dis·be·lief noun [U]
 * the refusal to believe that something is true
 * He shook his head in disbelief when I told him about the crash.


 * Online Plain Text English Dictionary
 * dis·be·lief (n.)
 * The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.


 * Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
 * Dis*be*lief" (?), n.
 * The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.
 * Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing. Tillotson.
 * No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness that disbelief in great men. Carlyle.
 * Syn. -- Distrust; unbelief; incredulity; doubt; skepticism. -- Disbelief, Unbelief.
 * Unbelief is a mere failure to admit; disbelief is a positive rejection. One may be an unbeliever in Christianity from ignorance or want of inquiry; a unbeliever has the proofs before him, and incurs the guilt of setting them aside. Unbelief is usually open to conviction; disbelief is already convinced as to the falsity of that which it rejects. Men often tell a story in such a manner that we regard everything they say with unbelief. Familiarity with the worst parts of human nature often leads us into a disbelief in many good qualities which really exist among men.


 * Rhymezone
 * dis·be·lief
 * noun: doubt about the truth of something
 * noun: a rejection of belief


 * AllWords.com Multi-Lingual DictionaryWebster's 1828 Dictionary
 * dis·be·lief (noun)
 * 1. Inability or refusal to believe something.
 * Example: They looked at us in disbelief
 * Thesaurus: skepticism, distrust, rejection, incredulity, suspicion, mistrust, doubt, dubiety; Antonym: belief.
 * Etymology: 17c.


 * Webster's 1828 Dictionary
 * dis·be·lief (n)
 * [dis and belief.] Refusal of credit or faith; denial of belief.
 * Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.


 * WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper
 * The noun disbelief has 2 senses
 * 1. (3) incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection -- (doubt about the truth of something)
 * 2. unbelief, disbelief -- (a rejection of belief)
 * Hyponyms of noun disbelief
 * Sense 2
 * unbelief, disbelief -- (a rejection of belief)
 * agnosticism, skepticism, scepticism -- (the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge)
 * atheism -- (a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods)
 * Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disbelief
 * 2 senses of disbelief
 * Sense 1
 * incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection -- (doubt about the truth of something)
 * doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness -- (the state of being unsure of something)
 * Sense 2
 * unbelief, disbelief -- (a rejection of belief)
 * content, cognitive content, mental object -- (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)
 * Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun disbelief
 * 2 senses of disbelief
 * Sense 1
 * incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection -- (doubt about the truth of something)
 * doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness -- (the state of being unsure of something)
 * mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee -- (an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly)
 * misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion -- (doubt about someone's honesty)
 * incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection -- (doubt about the truth of something)
 * indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution -- (doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; ``his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost'' )
 * peradventure -- (doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; ``this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent'' )
 * suspense -- (an uncertain cognitive state; ``the matter remained in suspense for several years'' )
 * Sense 2
 * unbelief, disbelief -- (a rejection of belief)
 * content, cognitive content, mental object -- (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)
 * tradition -- (an inherited pattern of thought or action)
 * object -- (the focus of cognitions or feelings; ``objects of thought"; "the object of my affection'' )
 * food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment -- (anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking)
 * noumenon, thing-in-itself -- (the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception)
 * universe, universe of discourse -- (everything stated or assumed in a given discussion)
 * topic, subject, issue, matter -- (some situation or event that is thought about; ``he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police'' )
 * issue -- (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; ``the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues'' )
 * idea, thought -- (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; ``it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind'' )
 * kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; ``the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story'' )
 * wisdom -- (accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment)
 * representation, mental representation, internal representation -- (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
 * belief -- (any cognitive content held as true)
 * unbelief, disbelief -- (a rejection of belief)
 * heresy, unorthodoxy -- (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
 * goal, end -- (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; ``the ends justify the means'' )
 * education -- (knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; ``it was clear that he had a very broad education'' )
 * experience -- (the content of direct observation or participation in an event; ``he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly'' )
 * acculturation, culture -- (all the knowledge and values shared by a society)
 * lore, traditional knowledge -- (knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; ``early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend'' )
 * ignorance -- (the lack of knowledge or education)
 * knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain -- (the content of a particular field of knowledge)
 * metaknowledge -- (knowledge about knowledge)


 * LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
 * dis·be·lief (n.)
 * 1.[n] doubt about the truth of something.
 * Synonyms skepticism incredulity mental_rejection
 * Related terms Type of doubt
 * 2.[n] a rejection of belief.
 * Synonyms  unbelief
 * Opposite belief
 * Example: agnosticism atheism heresy