# disbelief

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsbɪˈliːf/ · frequency rank #16,452

## Definitions
1. An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
2. Astonishment.
3. The loss or abandonment of a belief; the cessation of belief.

## Etymology
From dis- + belief.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddisbelief`, `dibselief`, `disbbelief`, `disbeilef`, `disbeleif`, `disbelieff`, `disbelife`, `disbellief`, `disbleief`, `diseblief`, `dissbelief`, `dsibelief`, `idsbelief`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disbelief