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[ US /bɪˈɫaɪ/ ]
[ UK /bɪlˈa‍ɪ/ ]
VERB
  1. be in contradiction with
  2. represent falsely
    This statement misrepresents my intentions

How To Use belie In A Sentence

  • Who is willing to believe that Alexandria is exactly 5000 stadia from Syene, whatever the value of the stadium?
  • I never believed in God, not even between the ages of six and ten, when I was an agnostic.
  • We believe that it is okay to charge for healing based on the doctrine, ‘The workman is worthy of his hire.’
  • Genetic factors, scientists believe, account for 70% of cocaine addiction, making it as heritable as schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.
  • The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
  • The dead men could have been the victims of mistaken identity. Their attackers may have wrongly believed them to be soldiers.
  • Most nurses are groomed and institutionalized to believe that unions are bad and unprofessional (anytime a nurse hears the term unprofessional, it is usually from management in an attempt to control behavior). Nursing Voices Forum – Meet other nurses, share your nursing knowledge and experiences
  • One can hardly believe that this paper mill was started from scratch only a few years ago.
  • Some people believe that Richard III did not murder his nephews and was not the villain he is generally thought to have been.
  • Her partner deceives her, but she doesn't know it; her children fail, but she is told they succeed; she believes she has the admiration of others, but they laugh at her behind her back.
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