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misbelieve
[
mis-bi-
leev
]
mis·be·lieve
/
ˌmɪs
bɪˈliv
/
Show Spelled
[
mis-bi-
leev
]
Show IPA
verb,
-lieved,
-liev·ing.
Obsolete
verb (used without object)
1.
to
believe
wrongly; hold an erroneous belief.
verb (used with object)
2.
to disbelieve;
doubt
.
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Misbelieve
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hornswoggle
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to bark; yelp.
chat, to converse
to spend time idly; loaf.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to spend time idly; loaf.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English;
see
mis-
1
,
believe
Related forms
mis·be·liev·er,
noun
mis·be·liev·ing·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
disbelieve
,
misbelieve
.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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misbelieve
verb
hold a false or unorthodox belief
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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