disbelief
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That said, the play requires an extra-strength dose of willing suspension of disbelief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
There was a sense of disbelief in the courtroom as the case - and Clancy's future - are now left in limbo.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
But I laughed—either joy or disbelief or my body’s last available response to finally being allowed to stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Burnham expressed his disbelief that the fifth-largest economy in the world cannot "get our own people off the streets", writing in The Guardian: "I don't believe it for a minute".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
As we chugged and gobbled in disbelief at the abundance, Uncle Jack asked if any of us wanted to become footballers in the future.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing disbelief
Power Prefix: dis-
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