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dis·be·lief
 disbelief
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
b
lif
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a lack of belief; refusal or unwillingness to believe.
- synonyms:
- denial, incredulity, skepticism
- antonyms:
- belief
- similar words:
- agnosticism, discredit, distrust, doubt, dubiety, nihilism, unbelief
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| related words: |
amazement |
adjective + (n.)disbelief
absolute,
amused,
appalled,
apparent,
complete,
conflicting,
continued,
eucharistic,
expressed,
feigned,
genuine,
horrified,
mild,
mock,
numb,
obvious,
outraged,
pained,
raw,
sheer,
shocked,
silent,
startled,
stunned,
suspended,
total,
utter,
willful,
willing
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verb + (n.)disbelief
alternate,
blink,
chuckle,
exclaim,
express,
freeze,
frown,
gape,
gasp,
gawk,
gaze,
glare,
greet,
mutter,
profess,
react,
recoil,
reel,
register,
scratch,
sense,
shake,
shriek,
sink,
smile,
snort,
stare,
stun,
suspend,
twist,
voice,
watch,
whisper,
widen
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(n.)disbelief
+ verb
anger, contend, dare, excuse, fear, murmur, rage, shrug
noun + (n.)disbelief
admiration,
amazement,
amusement,
anger,
anguish,
awe,
belief,
confusion,
courtroom,
cry,
culture,
cynicism,
daze,
doubt,
expression,
eye,
eyebrow,
face,
frustration,
gesture,
grief,
haze,
head,
hint,
instant,
jaw,
laugh,
laughter,
look,
mixture,
murmur,
rage,
reaction,
resentment,
sadness,
scripture,
shock,
silence,
sorrow,
stare,
surprise,
suspension,
terror,
wonder
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The word disbelief
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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