Disbelief — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

doubt about the truth of something

a rejection of belief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsbɪlˈiːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsbɪlˈiːf/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊəlɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skepticism unbelief incredulity mental rejection

Antonyms

belief

Word Forms

incredulous	adjective	not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
skeptical	adjective	denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unglaube

Zweifel an der Wahrheit von etwas

🇫🇷French

incrédulité

douter de la véracité de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

incredulidad

duda sobre la verdad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

incredulità

dubbio sulla verità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeloof

twijfel over de waarheid van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

descrença

dúvida sobre a verdade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

неверие

сомневаться в истинности чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नास्तिकता

किसी बात की सत्यता पर संदेह करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিশ্বাস

কোনো কিছুর সত্যতা সম্পর্কে সন্দেহ

🇮🇳Tamil

அவநம்பிக்கை

ஏதாவது உண்மை பற்றிய சந்தேகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవిశ్వాసం

ఏదో నిజం గురించి సందేహం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविश्वास

एखाद्या गोष्टीच्या सत्याबद्दल शंका

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વાસ

કોઈ વસ્તુની સત્યતા વિશે શંકા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಸತ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅನುಮಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവിശ്വാസം

എന്തെങ്കിലും സത്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് സംശയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਬਾਰੇ ਸ਼ੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

کفر

کسی چیز کی سچائی پر شک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怀疑

怀疑某事的真实性

🇯🇵Japanese

不信感

何かの真実について疑う

🇰🇷Korean

불신

뭔가의 진실에 대한 의심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hoài nghi

nghi ngờ về sự thật của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เชื่อ

สงสัยเกี่ยวกับความจริงของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpercayaan

keraguan tentang kebenaran sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-paniwala

pagdududa sa katotohanan ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakpercayaan

keraguan tentang kebenaran sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكفر

الشك في حقيقة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ناباوری

شک در حقیقت چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

inançsızlık

bir şeyin doğruluğundan şüphe etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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