"unbelieving" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unbelieving [comparative], most unbelieving [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + believing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|believing}} un- + believing Head templates: {{en-adj}} unbelieving (comparative more unbelieving, superlative most unbelieving)
  1. That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical. Synonyms: nonbelieving Translations (that does not believe): няве́руючы (njavjérujučy) (Belarusian), невя́рващ (nevjárvašt) (Bulgarian), 不信神的 (bù xìn shén de) (Chinese Mandarin), nekredema (Esperanto), epäuskoinen (Finnish), incrédule (French), ურწმუნო (urc̣muno) (Georgian), ungläubig (German), ainchreidmheach (Irish), díchreidmheach (Irish), éigreidmheach (Irish), neamhchreidmheach (Irish), incredulo (Italian), 不信心な (fushinjin na) (alt: ふしんじんな) (Japanese), anchredjuagh (Manx), incrédulo (Portuguese), неве́рующий (nevérujuščij) (Russian), не̏веран [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), не̏вјеран [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nȅveran [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nȅvjeran [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), incrédulo (Spanish), неві́руючий (nevírujučyj) (Ukrainian)

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