belie

[US]/bɪˈlaɪ/
[UK]/bɪˈlaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. disguise; be inconsistent with; disappoint; prove to be false or wrong

Phrases & Collocations

believe in

disbelieve

believable

unbelievable

Example Sentences

the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism.

history belies statesmen's claims to be in charge of events.

His appearance belies him.

Their laughter belied their outward grief.

His trembling belied his words.

He stole again, and so belied our hopes.

Her smile belied her true feelings.

The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.

his lively, alert manner belied his years.

His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques.

At first glance, life at the boarding school seemed to belie all the bad things I had heard about it.

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