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Disbelief vs Disbelieving - What's the difference?

disbelief | disbelieving |

As a noun disbelief

is unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

As a verb disbelieving is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective disbelieving is

refusing to believe; skeptical or incredulous.

disbelief

English

Noun

  • Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
    • She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
  • Astonishment.
    • I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.
  • The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.
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    • Synonyms

    * incredulity

    Related terms

    * * * disbelieve

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    disbelieving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • refusing to believe; skeptical or incredulous