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Disbelief vs Unbelieve - What's the difference?

disbelief | unbelieve |

As a noun disbelief

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

As a verb unbelieve is

(lb) to lose, give up, abandon, or relinquish belief in; stop believing.

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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    unbelieve

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (lb) To lose, give up, abandon, or relinquish belief in; stop believing.
  • *2004 , Treva Harte, Lani Aames, Maryjanice Davidson, Nicely Naughty :
    • She began to unbelieve' when she was eight years old.” '''Unbelieve'''. The word brought incredible sadness to them all. Every time a child started to ' unbelieve , a little of the magic of Christmas was lost.