dis|be|lieve

dis|be|lieve
dis|be|lieve «DIHS bih LEEV», verb, -lieved, -liev|ing.
–v.t.
1. to have no belief in; refuse to believe: »

His father disbelieved the boy's story that a lion had come into his room in the middle of the night.

2. to reject as false or undocumented: »

The extermination camps of the Nazi terror are in danger of being forgotten or disbelieved by some people (Manchester Guardian).

–v.i.
to have no faith or belief (in).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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