disbelief

«disbelief» in Mova's school dictionary: The feeling of not believing that something is true or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (disbelief, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The feeling of not believing that something is true or real, often because it is surprising or shocking. tree →

2) Lack of belief, for example in God. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, characters stare «in disbelief» when something amazing or terrible happens. In reading, «suspend disbelief» means to accept a story's magic while you read. Phrases: in disbelief, shake your head in disbelief.

examples

• She stared in disbelief at her test score. tree →
• He shook his head in disbelief. tree →
• The crowd gasped in disbelief. tree →
• To enjoy fantasy books, you suspend disbelief. tree →
• There was disbelief when the old tree fell. tree →
• Thomas showed disbelief until he saw Jesus, the Bible says. tree →

note

Uncountable. «Dis-» means not. Different from «unbelief», which is used more for religious lack of faith.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disbelief» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.