noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
stare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc
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Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
express
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Many expressed disbelief that the death toll was not higher.
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They expressed disbelief that he could have committed the slayings.
look
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They stood, looking in disbelief at Tamar's home.
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Joe looked at me in disbelief , nibbled a small portion, then refused a second helping.
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The nation and the world looked on in disbelief .
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He looked at me with disbelief .
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I looked at him in disbelief .
shake
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I watch a white Lamborghini Countach trundle past on the street outside and shake my head in disbelief .
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He took a step back and shook his head in disbelief .
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She shakes her head with disbelief and that famous face blushes scarlet once more.
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At times, I could see Father watching from the window, shaking his head in disbelief .
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Helen was speechless, and could only shake her head in disbelief .
stare
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Charlie leaned forward and stared down in disbelief at a painting of the Virgin Mary and Child.
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Dooley stepped back and cursed with such vehemence that the rector stared in disbelief .
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She stared after him in disbelief , filled with disappointment and a growing anger.
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Then he turned around and stared in disbelief .
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He raised the lid of the first compartment and stared down in disbelief .
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I stared at in disbelief before reading on.
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Sometimes she stared at them in disbelief and they turned away from the clarity of her open blue-grey gaze.
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The businessman was staring in angry disbelief at the glittering computer graphic that hung on the screen before him.
suspend
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From the very beginning, therefore, witnesses to the operations and players within them suspended their disbelief .
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We know that advertisers have a vested interest in their power to suspend our disbelief .
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So astonishing are the anecdotes, so bizarre the characters, that eventually the reader has to suspend a truckload of disbelief .
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If you want to suspend disbelief , you probably can.
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Dauntless found it hard to maintain his belief, or indeed suspend his disbelief , in what he was doing.
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What if we could summon up the willingness and wisdom to suspend our disbelief ?
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At this point you have to suspend disbelief and take your faith in your hands.
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Talk about asking the audience to suspend disbelief .
watch
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I watched him in disbelief for my master was usually keen to observe the finest etiquette at table.
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He watched in disbelief as his lock tore through the door frame.
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Time seemed to stand still as I watched in disbelief .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
suspend disbelief
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At this point you have to suspend disbelief and take your faith in your hands.
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Faculties of agriculture may be less important than faculties of planning and community development and the facility to suspend disbelief.
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If you want to suspend disbelief, you probably can.
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Talk about asking the audience to suspend disbelief.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her first reaction to winning the award was disbelief .
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I stared at him in utter disbelief .
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My story was met with a mixture of disbelief and contempt.
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When people hear tragic news their first reaction is usually one of disbelief .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both the Paviours were stiffening in appalled disbelief , even young Lawrence had drawn a hissing breath of doubt.
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Cooper was in a state of disbelief , tempered only by his reluctance to believe he could possibly be convicted.
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He looked at me with disbelief .
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He raised the lid of the first compartment and stared down in disbelief .
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Now, however, with the tide of disbelief , all that was swept away.
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She winced, smarting beneath memories of Giles's disbelief and the greedy delight that had turned to frustrated irritation.
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Then he turned around and stared in disbelief .