as in skepticism
refusal to accept something as true their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief

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Recent Examples of disbelief However, some wedding guests behind the newlyweds had expressions of disbelief, with one man even covering his mouth with his hand. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Most things in the theater must be judged on a case-by-case basis, are always dependent on the suspension of disbelief and usually are worth trying once. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 Could West, out of disbelief, be telling his rep to bat down divorce reports? Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 Many fans thought Redick’s reaction was in disbelief about having Doncic on his team. Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disbelief
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Noun
  • At the same time, skepticism remains, with industry leaders such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cautioning that meaningful commercial quantum applications could still be decades away.
    Dr. Ekta Dang, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Jack Schlossberg made his snarky pitch in an Instagram video Thursday addressed to the wife of his cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was made Trump’s secretary of health and human services — despite his skepticism of life-saving vaccines.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There's little doubt that AI will play an increasingly more prominent role in employee engagement, well-being and development.
    Kevin Korte, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • There’s little doubt that Ohtani will be back in the 2026 WBC with the Japanese team that is ranked first in the world.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After a pause, a look of incredulity crosses Gaga’s face.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
  • People throughout the world have watched with incredulity as the Kremlin’s armed forces have marched into Ukraine, reducing entire cities to rubble and displacing millions of people.
    Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On the dark side, Mercury in Scorpio often leads to suspicion or paranoia.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The suspicion main producer Kim refers to is that, akin to those faced by the Love Island and Too Hot to Handle producers, audiences are starting to think some people are going on the show just to become famous.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.
    Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
  • The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.
    Katherine Howell, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023

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“Disbelief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelief. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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