refusal+to+believe
41unbelief — noun (U) formal a lack of belief or a refusal to believe in a religious faith compare disbelief …
42disbelief — dis•be•lief [[t]ˌdɪs bɪˈlif[/t]] n. 1) the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true 2) amazement; astonishment • Etymology: 1665–75 …
43nihilism — [n] refusal to believe abnegation, agnosticism, anarchy, atheism, denial, disbelief, disorder, lawlessness, mob rule*, nonbelief, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, skepticism, terrorism; concept 689 Ant. belief, faith, obedience, optimism …
44c'mon — [kə män′] interj. [Informal] phonetic sp. of COME ON! (in informal pronunciation) (see phrase at COME) used to signify a) invitation, often to a different location [c mon in; c mon along] b) encouragement, threat, urging to action, etc. [c mon,… …
45come — [kum] vi. came, come, coming [ME comen < OE cuman, akin to Goth qiman, Ger kommen < IE base * gwem , *gwā , to go, come > L venire, to come, Gr bainein, to go] 1. to move from a place thought of as “there” to or into a place thought of… …
46denial — [dē nī′əl, dinī′əl] n. 1. the act of denying; a saying “no” (to a request, demand, etc.) 2. a statement in opposition to another; contradiction [the denial of a rumor] 3. the act of disowning; repudiation [the denial of one s family] 4. a refusal …
47disbelief — [dis΄bə lēf′, dis′bə lēf΄] n. refusal to believe; absence of belief SYN. UNBELIEF …
48dis|be|lief — «DIHS bih LEEF», noun. lack of belief; refusal to believe: »When he heard the shocking rumor, he immediately expressed disbelief. His father showed disbelief in Michael s fantastic story of lions and tigers. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under unbelief.… …
49un|be|lief — «UHN bih LEEF», noun. lack of belief, especially in matters of religious doctrine or faith: »Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them (Emerson). Synonym Study Unbelief, disbelief mean lack of belief.… …
50United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
