unbelief

[ uhn-bi-leef ]

/ ˌʌn bɪˈlif /

the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, especially in matters of doctrine or religious faith.

Origin of unbelief

1125–75; Middle English unbelefe; see un-¹, belief

disbelief misbelief unbelief

For now I live with this uncertain tension between belief and unbelief.

How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith |Kyle Cupp |June 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From the pinnacle of a great faith in his kind he had been hurled headlong to the depths of unbelief and suspicion.

The Song of the Wolf |Frank Mayer
The psalmist is not afraid to represent God as affected with such emotions by reason of men's indifference and unbelief.

The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 |Alexander Maclaren
He saw the shadows of unbelief flying from the face of truth, as the mist of morning disappears before the rising sun.

Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou |Maturin M. Ballou

"That his wit's just addled; may be wi' unbelief and heathenry," quoth she.

The Water-Babies |Charles Kingsley
Halpin gave a sneer of unbelief—he sneered at all things save the frankly evil—but said nothing.

To Him That Hath |Leroy Scott

unbelief

/ (ˌʌnbɪˈliːf) /

disbelief or rejection of belief