Collocations for disbelief - noun
ADJ.
complete, outright, total, utter | widespread | open | mock
He raised his eyebrows inmock disbelief.
He raised his eyebrows inmock disbelief.
amused, astonished, furious, horrified, shocked, stunned
VERB + DISBELIEF
feel
I felt disbelief first of all, then outrage.
I felt disbelief first of all, then outrage.
express
The president publicly expressed his disbelief at what had happened.
The president publicly expressed his disbelief at what had happened.
hide | greet sth with
My stories were greeted with disbelief.
My stories were greeted with disbelief.
shake your head in, stare/watch in | suspend
If you don''t mind suspending your disbelief, you should enjoy this movie.
If you don''t mind suspending your disbelief, you should enjoy this movie.
PREP.
in ~
We could only watch indisbelief as the car rolled into thewater.
We could only watch indisbelief as the car rolled into thewater.
to your ~
To my horrifieddisbelief, the animal was runningtowards me.
To my horrifieddisbelief, the animal was runningtowards me.
~ at
Hilary shookher head in disbelief at the news.
Hilary shookher head in disbelief at the news.
PHRASES
an expression/a look of disbelief
with looks of utterdisbelief on their faces |
with looks of utterdisbelief on their faces |
suspension of disbelief
The filmversion requires greater suspensionof disbelief than the book.
The filmversion requires greater suspensionof disbelief than the book.