unbelief — lack of religious faith or doubt about something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: lack of religious faith or doubt about something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnbɪˈliːf/
Korean meaning: 불신, 의심, 믿지 않음
Korean pronunciation: 언-비-리프 (강세: 리프)
Example Sentences
- The teacher shook her head in unbelief when she saw the dog ate my homework excuse again.
- His unbelief in climate change made him ignore all the scientific evidence.
- She stared in unbelief at her lottery ticket - she had actually won!
unbelief
NOUN//ˌʌnbɪˈliːf//
lack of religious faith or doubt about something
💡 Concept
Skeptical doubt during religious service
🎵 Rhyme
From unbelief to belief, finding sweet relief.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnbɪˈliːf/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnbɪˈliːf/
🌳Etymology
Prefixun--
Rootbelief
Origin
고대 영어에서 'un-'(~이 아닌)과 'belief'(믿음)가 결합되어 만들어진 단어로, 문자 그대로 '믿지 않음'을 의미합니다.
🎵Rhyme
beliefreliefgriefleaf
belief
relief
grief
leaf
🔗Collocations
express unbelief
religious unbelief
overcome unbelief
moment of unbelief
struggle with unbelief
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The teacher shook her head in unbelief when she saw the dog ate my homework excuse again.”
“His unbelief in climate change made him ignore all the scientific evidence.”
“She stared in unbelief at her lottery ticket - she had actually won!”
“The magician's tricks left the audience in complete unbelief.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
disbeliefdoubtskepticismdistrustincredulity
Antonyms
belieffaithtrust
Related
atheismagnosticismsuspicionuncertainty
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