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- [mis-bi-leev]
- /ˌmɪs bɪˈliv/
- /ˈmɪs.bɪ.ˈliːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-bi-leev]
- /ˌmɪs bɪˈliv/
Definitions of misbelieve word
- verb without object misbelieve to believe wrongly; hold an erroneous belief. 1
- verb with object misbelieve to disbelieve; doubt. 1
- noun misbelieve (British, or, obsolete) To believe erroneously. 1
- verb misbelieve to suppose wrongly that something is the case 0
- intransitive verb misbelieve to hold unorthodox or heretical beliefs or opinions, esp. in religion 0
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Origin of misbelieve
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at mis-1, believe
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Parts of speech for Misbelieve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
misbelieve popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
misbelieve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misbelieve
verb misbelieve
- discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
Antonyms for misbelieve
verb misbelieve
- believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
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