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- [mis-bi-leef]
- /ˌmɪs bɪˈlif/
- /ˈmɪs.bɪ.ˈliːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mis-bi-leef]
- /ˌmɪs bɪˈlif/
Definitions of misbelief word
- noun misbelief erroneous belief; false opinion. 1
- noun misbelief erroneous or unorthodox religious belief. 1
- noun misbelief A wrong or false belief or opinion. 1
- noun misbelief a false or unorthodox belief 0
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Origin of misbelief
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at mis-1, belief
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Parts of speech for Misbelief
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
misbelief popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
misbelief usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for misbelief
noun misbelief
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
- disunity — lack of unity or accord.
- resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
Antonyms for misbelief
noun misbelief
- concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
- orthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
- ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
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