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Meanings of disbelief in English

Portuguese
descrença
Catalan
incredulitat

Doubt about the truth of something.

descrença
Portuguese
descrença
Catalan
descreença
Spanish
descrédito

A rejection of belief.

descrença
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Examples for "unbelief"
Examples for "unbelief"
1
His unbelief had passed away; his early Presbyterianism had taken its place.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
2
The other is nowhere but in the fears and fancies of unbelief.
Miracles of Our Lord
3
The thing was too simple for complicated unbelief and the arguing spirit.
Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.
4
He was on the path which naturally ends in blindness and unbelief.
Stephen Archer, and Other Tales
5
Therefore the sin of schism is graver than the sin of unbelief.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...

Challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.

Usage of disbelief in English
1
And really, the young man's belief or disbelief is beside the point.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
2
A disbelief in God results in selfishness, and in various moral catastrophes.
Birth Control: A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo...
3
Miranda cried out, and Papadopoulos said with disbelief, 'He let him go!'
This rough magic
4
Adam said with disbelief, 'But by then it will be too late!'
Beyond the Reef
5
Concern gave way to disbelief, then to anger, and lastly to fear.
A Game of Thrones
6
Missed opportunity after missed opportunity was greeted with disbelief in the crowd.
The Guardian
7
My disbelief that he still thought, seriously, that that would ever happen.
Danse Macabre
8
He shows Duggan's family and friends reacting with shock, anger and disbelief.
The Guardian
9
Farrell stared in blank disbelief at the anomalous craft on the screen.
Control Group
10
Turning people away was heart-wrenching; my colleagues and I were in disbelief.
The Guardian
11
In his face, more than in any of the others, was disbelief.
The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country
12
Suspend your disbelief and start by assuming that all matches are good.
The Master Algorithm
13
I felt relief and disbelief seeing it was still here, she said.
Reuters
14
The same thought-andin another instant disbelief-flashedfrom one to the other.
The Alaskan
15
Finally, Roman scepticism permitted disbelief in the gods, but believed in miracles.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
16
The crowd around him was staring at the fallen man in disbelief.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
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