unbelieved

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adjective

Not believed; disbelieved

“An unbelieved truth is better than a well-crafted lie.”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveunbelieved (comparative more unbelieved, superlative most unbelieved)

comparative more unbelieved · superlative most unbelieved

  1. Not believed; disbelieved

    An unbelieved truth is better than a well-crafted lie.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishbelieved
  9. Englishunbelieved

From un- + believed.

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APA

unbelieved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbelieved

MLA

“unbelieved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbelieved. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbelieved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbelieved.

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