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disbelieve Definition

dis·be·lieve (dis′bə lēv, dis-)

transitive verb -·lieved, -·liev·ing

to refuse to believe; reject as untrue

intransitive verb

to refuse to believe (in)

disbelieve Related Forms

dis′·be·liever noun

disbelieve Usage Examples

Object

  • husband: My point here is: What is the spiritual wisdom behind the disbelieving husbands being purified through their marriage to the believing wives?
  • claim: You need not worry about believing or disbelieving the claim right away.
  • people: Thou art our Patron, so grant us victory over the disbelieving people " ( ii.
  • proposition: The events of the last quarter century have upheld those who disbelieved this proposition.
  • everything: At the other end, we can be totally skeptical ie, disbelieve everything.
  • anything: I had no reason to disbelieve anything he told me.

Used with why or when

  • what: I have no reason to disbelieve what he says; however the flat in which he is living has become infested with fleas.
  • when: And the impact of being disbelieved when suffering can only exacerbate an individualâs sense of isolation and pain.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: I know some of you were still disbelieving me about using a plane iron - so this should convince you for certain!
  • not: Behold the word of the Lord, receive it; do not disbelieve what the Lord says.
  • n't: The problem was, she did n't disbelieve in them either.
  • therein: But if these disbelieve therein, then indeed We shall entrust it to a people who will not be disbelievers therein.
  • surely: Maida ' They surely disbelieve who say: Lo!
  • totally: Struggling up the South Downs over the next week with 2 totally disbelieving border collies was a test for all three of us!

Preposition: in

  • Christianity: We neither choose to disbelieve in Christianity nor are we responsible for the beliefs that happen to us.
  • existence: Emphasize that we do not disbelieve in existence of lunar... .
  • resurrection: They disbelieved in the resurrection of the external body.
  • revelation: If someone disbelieves in the revelation of the Qur'an then it is not necessarily a sin.
  • angel: The Sadducees, for example, disbelieved in angels as well as the resurrection.
  • faith: Whoso disbelieves in the faith, his work has failed, and in the world to come he shall be among the losers.

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