belying

bɪˈlaɪɪŋ

Definition

Definition of belying - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

truth

Rare

contradicting or showing to be false

Rare

His cheerful tone was belying the seriousness of the situation.

contradictory

disproving

deception

Rare

giving a false impression

Rare

Her calm face was belying her inner turmoil.

deceptive

misleading

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Origin of belying

Old English, belēogan (to deceive)

Examples of belying in a sentence

The smile on his face was belying his true feelings.
His cheerful demeanor was belying his true feelings.
The report was belying the actual situation.

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French:démentant, trompeur, ...
German:widersprechend, täuschend, ...
Italian:contraddittorio, ingannevole, ...
Spanish:contradictorio, engañoso, ...
Portuguese:desmentindo, enganador, ...
Chinese:矛盾的, 误导的, ...
Japanese:矛盾する, 誤魔化す, ...
Arabic:مُناقِض, مُخادِع, ...
Hebrew:מְנוֹגֶדֶת, מַטְעֶה, ...
Russian:противоречащий, обманчивый, ...
Ukrainian:суперечливий, помилковий, ...
Hindi:विरोधाभासी, भ्रामक, ...
Bengali:বিরোধী, মিথ্যা ধারণা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:contradient, enganyant, ...
Czech:popírající, klamný, ...
Danish:modsigende, vildledende, ...
Dutch:tegensprekend, misleidend, ...
Greek:αντικρούοντας, παραπλανητικός, ...
Hungarian:meghazudtoló, megtévesztő, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទុយនឹង, ផ្តល់ការយល់ឃើញមិនពិត, ...
Korean:모순되는, 속이는, ...
Persian:نقض‌کننده, گمراه‌کننده, ...
Polish:przeczący, mylący, ...
Portuguese (BR):contradizendo, dando uma falsa impressão, ...
Romanian:contrazicând, înșelător, ...
Swedish:motsägande, vilseledande, ...
Thai:ขัดแย้ง, ให้ความรู้สึกผิดๆ, ...
Turkish:çelişen, yanıltıcı, ...
Vietnamese:mâu thuẫn, gây hiểu lầm, ...

belie

bɪˈlaɪ

believing

Definition of belie - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

deceptiongive a false impression of something

Her calm face belied her nervousness.

distort

falsify

misrepresent

contradictshow something to be false or wrong

The evidence belied his claims of innocence.

disprove

negate

refute

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Origin of belie

Old English, belēogan (to deceive)

Examples of belie in a sentence

The simplicity of the plan belied its complexity.
Her calm demeanor belied her nervousness.
The smile on his face belied his true feelings.

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French:masquer, contredire, ...
German:täuschen, widerlegen, ...
Italian:smentire, confutare, ...
Spanish:ocultar, contradecir, ...
Portuguese:dissimular, desmentir, ...
Chinese:掩饰, 揭穿, ...
Japanese:隠す, 覆す, ...
Arabic:خَالَف, كَذَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַסְתִּיר, לְהַפְרִיךְ, ...
Russian:скрывать, опровергать, ...
Ukrainian:приховувати, спростовувати, ...
Hindi:झुठलाना, झूठा साबित करना, ...
Bengali:ভুল ধারণা দেওয়া, মিথ্যা প্রমাণ করা, ...
Catalan:desmentir, refutar, ...
Czech:budit dojem, vyvracet, ...
Danish:give et falsk indtryk af, modbevise, ...
Dutch:verhullen, logenstraffen, ...
Greek:δίνω ψευδή εντύπωση, αντικρούω, ...
Hungarian:meghazudtolni, cáfolni, ...
Khmer:បំភាន់អារម្មណ៍ថា, បដិសេធ, ...
Korean:감추다, 모순되다, ...
Persian:خلاف واقع نشان دادن, رد کردن, ...
Polish:ukrywać, zadawać kłam, ...
Portuguese (BR):desmentir, ...
Romanian:a masca, a contrazice, ...
Swedish:dölja, motsäga, ...
Thai:ทำให้เข้าใจผิด, พิสูจน์ว่าผิด, ...
Turkish:gizlemek, aksini göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:che giấu, bác bỏ, ...

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