present participle or gerund
Not accepting something as true or real.
Disbelieving the witness would be unfair.
Disbelieving his claim, I checked the records myself.
American English
How to pronounce disbelieving
verb · adjectiveB2
dihsbuhLEEvihng
/dɪs.bəˈli.vɪŋ/
4 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
Form of disbelieve
Not accepting something as true or real.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
adjective
Showing that you do not believe something is true or real.
She gave him a disbelieving look.
The disbelieving audience stayed silent.
Related words & forms
In everyday English, not believe is usually more natural than disbelieve.