Disbelieve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reject as false; refuse to accept

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsbɪlˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsbɪlˈiːv/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊəlɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discredit

Antonyms

believe

Word Forms

disbeliever

noun

someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungläubig

als falsch ablehnen; die Annahme verweigern

🇫🇷French

ne pas croire

rejeter comme faux ; refuser d'accepter

🇪🇸Spanish

no creer

rechazar como falso; negarse a aceptar

🇮🇹Italian

non credere

rifiutare come falso; rifiutarsi di accettare

🇳🇱Dutch

niet geloven

afwijzen als vals; weigeren te accepteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

descrer

rejeitar como falso; recusar-se a aceitar

🇷🇺Russian

не верить

отвергнуть как ложное; отказаться принять

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नास्तिकता

असत्य के रूप में अस्वीकार करें; स्वीकार करने से मना करे

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিশ্বাস করা

মিথ্যা হিসাবে প্রত্যাখ্যান; গ্রহণ করতে অস্বীকার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்ப மறுக்கிறது

பொய் என்று நிராகரிக்கவும்; ஏற்க மறுக்கின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవిశ్వాసం

తప్పుగా తిరస్కరించండి; అంగీకరించడానికి నిరాకరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

अविश्वास

खोटे म्हणून नाकारणे; स्वीकारण्यास नकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિશ્વાસ કરવો

ખોટા તરીકે નકારો; સ્વીકારવાનો ઇનકાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂಬುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

ಸುಳ್ಳು ಎಂದು ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಿ; ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവിശ്വസിക്കുക

തെറ്റായി നിരസിക്കുക; സ്വീകരിക്കാൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਨਾ ਕਰੋ

ਝੂਠੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ; ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافر

جھوٹے کے طور پر مسترد کریں؛ قبول کرنے سے انکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怀疑

拒绝为假；拒绝接受

🇯🇵Japanese

信じない

偽として拒否します。受け入れを拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

믿지 않다

거짓으로 거부하다; 받아들이기를 거부하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tin

từ chối là sai; từ chối chấp nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เชื่อ

ปฏิเสธว่าเป็นเท็จ ปฏิเสธที่จะยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak percaya

menolak sebagai salah; menolak untuk menerima

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi naniniwala

tanggihan bilang hindi totoo; tumangging tanggapin

🇲🇾Malay

tak percaya

menolak sebagai palsu; enggan menerima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كفر

رفض كاذبة. رفض قبول

🇮🇷Persian

کافر شدن

رد به عنوان نادرست؛ امتناع از پذیرش

🇹🇷Turkish

inanmamak

yanlış olarak reddet; kabul etmeyi reddetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא לְהֶאֱמִין

לדחות כשווא; לסרב לקבל

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