disbelieve

/'disbi'li:v/

Thân thiện

The child's face showed he disbelieved the tall tale.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To reject a statement, claim, or idea as being untrue; to refuse to accept or believe something.
   • To hold the opinion that something is false or not credible.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (transitive):
  • The jury chose to disbelieve the witness's testimony.
  • I have no reason to disbelieve what you are telling me.
  • Scientists initially disbelieved the theory, but new evidence changed their minds.

Advanced Usage

• "To disbelieve one's eyes/ears": To be so shocked or surprised by what one sees or hears that one finds it hard to accept as real.
  • I disbelieved my eyes when I saw the tiny kitten defeat the large dog.

Variants and Related Words

• Disbelief (noun): The feeling of not believing that something is true or real.
  • She stared at the winning lottery ticket in disbelief.
• Disbeliever (noun): A person who does not believe something, especially in a religious context.
  • The preacher tried to convert the disbelievers.

Synonyms

• Doubt: To feel uncertain about something.
• Distrust: To have no confidence in someone or something.
• Reject: To refuse to accept, believe, or consider.
• Question: To express doubt about; to challenge.

Antonyms

• Believe: To accept something as true or real.
• Trust: To have firm belief in the reliability or truth of someone or something.
• Accept: To believe or come to recognize as valid or correct.

Học thuật

Verb

1. reject as false; refuse to accept

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discredit