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Disbelief vs Stubborn - What's the difference?

disbelief | stubborn |

As a noun disbelief

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

As an adjective stubborn is

refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

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

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    stubborn

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
  • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

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    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness