DISBELIEVING

disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelieving

(adjective) denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; “a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disbelieving

present participle of disbelieve

Adjective

disbelieving (comparative more disbelieving, superlative most disbelieving)

refusing to believe; skeptical or incredulous

Source: Wiktionary


DISBELIEVE

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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INVASION

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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