Belie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be in contradiction with

represent falsely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænsɪləbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/asˈeɪsmɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/asˈeɪsmɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænsɪləbəl/.

Examples

This statement misrepresents my intentions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contradict misrepresent negate

Parts of Speech

verb	be in contradiction with
verb	represent falsely “This statement misrepresents my intentions”

Word Forms

contradictory	adjective	that confounds or contradicts or confuses
negation	noun	(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
misrepresentation	noun	a misleading falsehood

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glauben

im Widerspruch stehen mit

🇫🇷French

démentir

être en contradiction avec

🇪🇸Spanish

desmentir

estar en contradicción con

🇮🇹Italian

smentire

essere in contraddizione con

🇳🇱Dutch

logenstraft

in tegenspraak zijn met

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmentir

estar em contradição com

🇷🇺Russian

лгать

находиться в противоречии с

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुठलाना

के साथ विरोधाभास में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাস করা

সঙ্গে বিরোধী হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

பொய்

முரண்பாடாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అబద్ధం

విరుద్ధంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वास

च्या विरोधाभासात असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વાસ

સાથે વિરોધાભાસમાં રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಳ್ಳು

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തള്ളിക്കളയുന്നു

വൈരുദ്ധ്യത്തിലായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ

ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یقین

سے متصادم ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掩饰

与

🇯🇵Japanese

信じる

～と矛盾する

🇰🇷Korean

거짓말

모순되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tin tưởng

mâu thuẫn với

🇹🇭Thai

เชื่อ

ขัดแย้งกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memungkiri

bertentangan dengan

🇵🇭Filipino

magsinungaling

maging salungat sa

🇲🇾Malay

bohong

bertentangan dengan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كذب

يكون متعارضا مع

🇮🇷Persian

تکذیب

در تضاد باشد با

🇹🇷Turkish

inanmak

çelişkili olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִיך

להיות בסתירה עם

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The primary meaning of 'belie' is 'be in contradiction with'.

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'belie' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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