Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbelieving

/mɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-be-liev-ing
IPA: /mɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of misbelieve

noun

The refusal to believe something; disbelief, or an instance of this.

Example Sentences

"I know a man of authority, brought up in letters, who confessed unto me, that he was reclaimed from out the errours of mis-beleeving by the Arguments of Sebond."

Etymology

From misbelieve + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: misbilevinge
Suffix: misbelieve

Inflected Forms

misbelievings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce misbelieving?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/.
What does misbelieving mean?: present participle and gerund of misbelieve
Where does misbelieving come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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