ungläubig

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: un‧gläu‧big

Adjective

ungläubig (strong nominative masculine singular ungläubiger, comparative ungläubiger, superlative am ungläubigsten)

  1. incredulous, skeptical
    Synonym: zweifelnd
    Es herrschte ungläubiges Staunen über die Vorstellung.
    There was incredulous astonishment at the performance.
  2. (religion) infidel, unbelieving, unfaithful (not of the religion one considers as the true one)
  3. (religion, dated) irreligious, agnostic, atheist

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