- disbelief
- nounADJECTIVE▪ absolute, complete, outright, pure, sheer, total, utter▪ widespread▪ open▪ mock▪
He raised his eyebrows in mock disbelief.
▪ suspended▪A look of suspended disbelief came across his face.
▪ amused, astonished, furious, horrified, shocked, stunnedVERB + DISBELIEF▪ feel▪I felt disbelief first of all, then outrage.
▪ express▪The president publicly expressed his disbelief at what had happened.
▪ hear, see, sense▪I could see the disbelief in her eyes.
▪She could sense his disbelief.
▪ greet sth with▪My stories were greeted with disbelief.
▪ shake your head in, stare in, watch in▪We could only watch in disbelief as the car rolled into the water.
▪ suspend▪If you don't mind suspending your disbelief, you should enjoy this movie.
PREPOSITION▪ in disbelief▪My mouth dropped open in disbelief.
▪ to sb's disbelief▪To my horrified disbelief, the animal was running in my direction.
▪ disbelief at▪Hilary shook her head in disbelief at the news.
PHRASES▪ an expression of disbelief, a look of disbelief▪with looks of utter disbelief on their faces
▪ suspension of disbelief▪The movie version requires greater suspension of disbelief than the book.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
