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Misbelief vs Disbelief - What's the difference?

misbelief | disbelief |

As nouns the difference between misbelief and disbelief

is that misbelief is an erroneous belief while disbelief is unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

misbelief

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an erroneous belief
  • (religion) a heresy; an unorthodox belief

    • 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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