DISBELIEVE

disbelieve, discredit

(verb) reject as false; refuse to accept

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disbelieve (third-person singular simple present disbelieves, present participle disbelieving, simple past and past participle disbelieved)

To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

To actively deny (a statement, opinion or perception).

To cease to believe.

Antonyms

• believe

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbelieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbelieving.]

Definition: Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not to be true or actual. Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is called their improbability or impossibility. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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