disbelief

Definition

An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.

Etymology

From dis- + belief.

Example Sentences

• "She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City."
• "I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon."
• "There is an agony of suffering in that lingering doubt which haunts the human soul in the beginnings of disbelief."