disbelief
noun/ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf/
/ˌdɪsbɪˈliːf/
[uncountable]- the feeling of not being able to believe something
- He stared at me in disbelief.
- To enjoy the movie you have to suspend your disbelief (= pretend to believe something, even if it seems very unlikely).
Extra Examples- He raised his eyebrows in mock disbelief.
- Hilary shook her head in disbelief at the news.
- My mouth dropped open in disbelief.
- We could only watch in disbelief as the car rolled into the water.
- I could see the disbelief in her eyes.
- She could sense his disbelief.
- I felt disbelief first of all, then outrage.
- If you don't mind suspending your disbelief, you should enjoy this movie.
- The film version requires greater suspension of disbelief than the book.
- My stories were greeted with disbelief.
- The president publicly expressed his disbelief at what had happened.
- To my horrified disbelief, the animal was running in my direction.
- with looks of utter disbelief on their faces
- She stood there, a look of horrified disbelief on her face.
- Disbelief in God was her way of rebelling against her strict religious upbringing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- outright
- …
- feel
- express
- hear
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- in disbelief
- to somebody’s disbelief
- disbelief at
- …
- an expression of disbelief
- a look of disbelief
- suspension of disbelief
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