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Disbelieve vs Unbelieve - What's the difference?

disbelieve | unbelieve |

As verbs the difference between disbelieve and unbelieve

is that disbelieve is to not believe; to exercise disbelief while unbelieve is to lose, give up, abandon, or relinquish belief in; stop believing.

disbelieve

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
  • To actively deny (a statement, opinion or perception).
    • He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable.
  • To cease to believe.
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    * disbelief

    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.