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disbelieve

/dɪsbɪˈliːv/

Meanings
verb
To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

Examples :

"I disbelieve his story about seeing a unicorn in the park. "
mind philosophy attitude

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Illustration disbelieved

disbelieved verb

/ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvd/ /ˌdɪzbɪˈliːvd/

To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

"The teacher disbelieved the student's excuse for not doing his homework. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration inconceivable

inconceivable adjective

/ɪŋ.kən.ˈsiː.və.bɫ̩/

Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

"It's inconceivable that John missed all his classes this week. "

Illustration perception

perception noun

/pəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.

"My perception of the teacher's instructions was that they were quite demanding. "

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disbelief noun

/dɪsbɪˈliːf/

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."

Illustration unicorn

unicorn noun

/ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/ /ˈjunɪkɔɹn/

A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

"My daughter loves unicorns because they are mythical creatures with a beautiful horn. "

Illustration opinion

opinion noun

/əˈpɪnjən/

A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing.

"My opinion is that we should have more recess time at school. "

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evidence noun

[ˈɛvəɾəns]

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

"There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier."

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actively adverb

/ˈæktɪvli/ /ˈæktɪvliː/

In an active manner.

"He was actively listening."

Illustration exercise

exercise noun

/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/

Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

Illustration statement

statement noun

/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ /ˈsteɪtmənt/

A declaration or remark.

"My teacher made a statement about the importance of studying hard. "

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believe verb

/bɪˈliːv/ /bi-/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."