Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbelieve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-be-lieve
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To believe incorrectly; hold to a false belief.

Intransitive verb

verb

To disbelieve; doubt.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Verily, those who misbelieve and obstruct the way of God, have erred a wide error."

Etymology

From Middle English misbelieven, misbileven, equivalent to mis- + believe. Compare earlier misbelief.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: misbelieven

Usage

Inflected Forms

misbelieves (present, singular) misbelieving (participle, present) misbelieved (participle, past) misbelieved (past)

Derived Forms

misbeliever misbelievingly

Frequently Paired Words

misbelief

Questions

What does misbelieve mean?: To believe incorrectly; hold to a false belief.
Where does misbelieve come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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