\Dis`be*lieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbelieved};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbelieving}.]
Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not
to be true or actual.

      Assertions for which there is abundant positive
      evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is
      called their improbability or impossibility. --J. S.
                                               Mill.