belied

be·lie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bih-lahy]
- /bɪˈlaɪ/
- /bɪˈlaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-lahy]
- /bɪˈlaɪ/

Definitions of belied word

verb with object belied to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 1
verb with object belied to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts. 1
verb with object belied to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.). 1
verb with object belied Archaic. to lie about; slander. 1
verb belied simple past tense and past participle of belie. 0

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Origin of belied

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English belyen, Old English belēogan. See be-, lie1

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Parts of speech for Belied

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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belied popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for belied

verb belied

badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
contradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
counterchecked — Simple past tense and past participle of countercheck.
disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
disproved — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.

All 12 Synonyms of belied