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Definition of Disbelief
1. Noun. Doubt about the truth of something.
Generic synonyms: Doubt, Doubtfulness, Dubiety, Dubiousness, Incertitude, Uncertainty
Derivative terms: Incredulous, Skeptical, Skeptical
2. Noun. A rejection of belief.
Generic synonyms: Cognitive Content, Content, Mental Object
Specialized synonyms: Agnosticism, Scepticism, Skepticism, Atheism
Antonyms: Belief
Definition of Disbelief
1. n. The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.
Definition of Disbelief
1. Noun. Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case. ¹
2. Noun. astonishment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disbelief
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disbelief
Literary usage of Disbelief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"disbelief strong and clear. Interesting; . . . felt amused and smiled. C I4b.
Belief very pleasant. C 20a. Belief was strong and pleasant. C aob. ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order with Copious Illustrations by George Crabb (1887)
"He makes that power to trembling nations known. disbelief ... Hiring that a thing
is not, or refusing to disbelief properly implies the be- believe that it ..."
3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"He had the strongest disbelief in the common idea that a classical scholar must
write good English; indeed, he thought that the contrary was the case. ..."
4. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1875)
"State of religion at this period and progress of disbelief in the national
system —The study of the Greek language and literature—Early histories of Rome ..."
5. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1870)
"Belief is opposed, not by disbelief, but by 1 Jo ÜBT. As mental attitudes, Belief
and disbelief are the saine. We cannot believe one thing without ..."
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