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to misbelieve

to misbelieve

1 9.9
To think something is true when it is false
  • verb
  • /ˌmɪs.bɪˈliːv/
: creer erróneamente
  • In the present research, it was noticed that some classroom teachers misbelieved that those with high drawing abilities and higher intelligence were the most creative pupils in the classroom.

Like what do most people misbelieve about fat loss and how it works that you would like to try and dispense with?

Examples

  • Like what do most people misbelieve about fat loss and how it works that you would like to try and dispense with?

  • Many people still misbelieve that vaccines cause more harm than good.

  • Potiphar had no reason to misbelieve his wife.

  • He misbelieved the conspiracy theories circulating on social media.

  • Despite the evidence, she misbelieved that her diet was the key to her health issues.

Synonyms

to misjudge
vsto misbelieve
44 3.9

To form a wrong idea about someone or something

is about holding a sustained false belief rather than a quick opinion
to misconstrue
vsto misbelieve
23 7.7

To understand what someone says or does in the wrong way

is about holding an incorrect belief rather than misreading intent
to misperceive
vsto misbelieve
2 7.7

To understand something in the wrong way

is about accepting a false belief rather than only a sensory error
to misconceive
vsto misbelieve
2 7.5

To understand something in the wrong way

is about holding a mistaken belief not just a wrong understanding

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Accept that something is true or trust a person

How Accurate

to know
∞ 1.0
to believe
∞ 1.0
guess
601 1.0
to misbelieve
1 9.9

Surface Forms

misbelieve infinitive
misbelieved past participle
misbelieving present participle
misbelieves third person singular

Morphology

misbelieve = believe (transparent) = mis + believe

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'mis-' (wrongly) added to the verb 'believe', yielding 'to believe wrongly'.

Etymology

Misbelieve comes from the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong' and believe meaning 'to accept as true', and you see mis- in familiar words like mistake and misunderstand. So, to misbelieve something is to accept it as true when it is wrong.