disbelief
An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the caseAn unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
» Tom looked at Mary in disbelief.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
Unglaube
(uncountable, usually)Astonishment.
I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.
(uncountable, usually)The loss or abandonment of a belief; the cessation of belief.
a rejection of belief
Examples
53 sentencesTom looked at Mary in disbelief.
Tom stared at Mary in disbelief.
deTom sah Maria ungläubig an.
We stared at Tom in disbelief.
Tom and Mary stared at each other in disbelief.
deTom und Maria sahen einander ungläubig an.
Tom shook his head in disbelief.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: disbeliefs| Singular | disbelief |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- doubt about the truth of something:incredulityskepticismmental rejectionscepticism
- a rejection of belief:unbelief
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable