disbelief
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This doesn’t work for Alice, however, who goes from disbelief to sabotage to an act of betrayal whose wreckage spills out over the series and blows back on her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The bill has been greeted with bafflement and disbelief.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Doyle, who still lives in the family home in Taibach, "punched the air" in disbelief when he found out and said it felt like a "small victory".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Didier Drogba's only previous Champions League final performance ended in defeat and disbelief, his red card in extra time coming before Manchester United won on penalties in 2008.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
One of the local pilots told her that her commander had been killed, and she reacted with complete disbelief.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing disbelief
Power Prefix: dis-
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