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Belie /bɪˈlaɪ/

📖 Verb 🔥 advanced

Definitions

📝 (Of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

🇮🇳 झुठलाना / छिपाना

💡 Simple: To look different from how you actually feel or what the truth is.

His calm face belied the terror he was feeling inside.

🔄 Word Forms

belied (past) belying (present participle)

✅ Synonyms

❌ Antonyms

🔗 Collocations

belie the fact appearance belies

🔀 Related Words

📍 Usage Context

Literature, psychological descriptions.

📚 Grammar Notes

A tricky word; it means 'to show to be false'.

From Old English 'be-' + 'leogan' (to lie).

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