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Disbelief vs Surprised - What's the difference?

disbelief | surprised |

As a noun disbelief

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

As an adjective surprised is

caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

As a verb surprised is

(surprise).

disbelief

English

Noun

  • Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or 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; cessation of belief.
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    • Synonyms

    * incredulity

    Related terms

    * * * disbelieve

    References

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    surprised

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked