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disbelieving

/dɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ(ɡ)/

Meanings
verb
To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

Examples :

"Seeing the winning lottery ticket in her hand, she stood there, disbelieving what had just happened. "
mind character attitude

Related Words

Illustration happened

happened verb

/ˈhæpənd/

To occur or take place.

"Let me tell you how it happened."

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. "

Illustration disbelief

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 expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

Illustration incredulous

incredulous adjective

/ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/

Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.

"My sister's claim that she got a perfect score on the test was met with incredulous stares from her classmates. "

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration skeptical

skeptical adjective

/ˈskeptɪkəl/

Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.

"Having heard the weather forecast many times before, John was skeptical about the promise of sunshine all weekend. "

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. "

Illustration disbelieve

disbelieve verb

/dɪsbɪˈliːv/

To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

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

Illustration photoshopped

photoshopped verb

/ˈfoʊtoʊʃɑːpt/ /ˈfoʊtoʊʃɔːpt/

To digitally edit or alter a picture or photograph.

"She photoshopped the picture of her family so that everyone looked a bit younger. "