DISBELIEF


Meaning of DISBELIEF in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ absolute , complete , outright , pure , sheer , total , utter

▪ widespread

▪ open

▪ mock

He raised his eyebrows in mock ~.

▪ suspended

A look of suspended ~ came across his face.

▪ amused , astonished , furious , horrified , shocked , stunned

VERB + DISBELIEF

▪ feel

I felt ~ first of all, then outrage.

▪ express

The president publicly expressed his ~ at what had happened.

▪ hear , see , sense

I could see the ~ in her eyes.

She could sense his ~.

▪ greet sth with

My stories were greeted with ~.

▪ shake your head in , stare in , watch in

We could only watch in ~ as the car rolled into the water.

▪ suspend

If you don't mind suspending your ~, you should enjoy this movie.

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

My mouth dropped open in ~.

▪ to sb's ~

To my horrified ~, the animal was running in my direction.

▪ ~ at

Hilary shook her head in ~ at the news.

PHRASES

▪ an expression of ~ , a look of ~

with looks of utter ~ on their faces

▪ suspension of ~

The movie version requires greater suspension of ~ than the book.

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