Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbelief

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
mis-be-lief
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an erroneous belief

noun

a heresy; an unorthodox belief

noun

doubt; an erroneous lack of belief.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English misbileve, from mis- + bileve; equivalent to mis- + belief. Compare later misbelieve.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

misbeliefs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

misbelieve

Questions

What does misbelief mean?
an erroneous belief
Where does misbelief come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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