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adj. - Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion.

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  • Verb (used with object) : to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings
  • Last summer, when the cruise ship pulled into Beirut, passengers whipped out their cell phones to call disbelieving friends back home.
  • When it comes to the American Dream, they are "disbelieving" ( "Gone").
  • disbelieving a fact that is based on reason, such as disbelieving behavioral cause and effect.
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