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Stupefaction vs Disbelief - What's the difference?

stupefaction | disbelief |

As nouns the difference between stupefaction and disbelief

is that stupefaction is amazement while disbelief is unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

stupefaction

English

Noun

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  • The state of dismay; shock.

    • Related terms

    * stupefy * stupid * stupor

    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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