disbelief
/dɪsbɪˈliːf/ noun B2- An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case. · She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
- Astonishment. · I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.
- The loss or abandonment of a belief; the cessation of belief.
Plural disbeliefs
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The teenage players stared at each other in disbelief and groaned in frustration.
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