Disbelief and Denial

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Disbelief

Disbelief noun - Refusal to accept something as true.
Usage example: their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief
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Denial and disbelief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Denial" instead a noun "Disbelief".
Nearby Words: disbelieving, disbeliever

Denial

Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
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Disbelief and denial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disbelief" instead a noun "Denial".
Nearby Words: deny, denied, deniable, denier

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fervent fervent disbelief fervent denial
human human disbelief human denial
pure pure disbelief pure denial
complete complete disbelief complete denial
Other adjectives: utter, total, initial, sheer, ignorant, strong, constant, vehement, extreme, willful, absolute, angry, general, silent, shocked, stunned, weird, horrified, flat-out.
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