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disbelieved

disbelieved is the simple past and past participle of disbelieve.

Meaning of disbelieve

Verb

disbelieve (third-person singular simple present disbelieves, present participle disbelieving, simple past and past participle disbelieved)

  1. To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
    • If you disbelieve such people, then keep disbelieving them for as long as you live or want.
  2. To actively deny (a statement, opinion or perception).
    • He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable.
  3. To cease to believe.
    • And so far as this opinion prevails, we have reason to fear that the important doctrine, of the real Divinity and even of the humanity of Christ, will be gradually disbelieved.1802, The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, and Religious ...

Adjective

disbelieved (comparative more disbelieved, superlative most disbelieved)

  1. Not believed; discounted; ignored
    Synonyms:
    discredited

Synonyms of disbelieved

Forms of disbelieved

comparativemore disbelieved
superlativemost disbelieved

Questions about disbelieved

What does disbelieved mean?
Disbelieved means not believed; discounted; ignored.
What is disbelieved the simple past and past participle of?
Disbelieved is the simple past and past participle of disbelieve.
What part of speech is disbelieved?
Disbelieved is an adjective.

Words near disbelieved in the dictionary

  1. disbelief
  2. disbeliefs
  3. disbelievable
  4. disbelievably
  5. disbelieve
  6. disbelieved
  7. disbeliever
  8. disbelievers
  9. disbelieves
  10. disbelieving
  11. disbelievingly

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