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believe vs misbelieve

misbelieve vs believe

believe and misbelieve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
believe No No Yes No
misbelieve No No Yes No
As verbs, misbelieve is a hyponym of believe; that is, misbelieve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than believe:
  • believe: follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
  • misbelieve: hold a false or unorthodox belief
believe (verb) misbelieve (verb)
accept as true; take to be true hold a false or unorthodox belief
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
credit with veracity
be confident about something
judge or regard; look upon; judge
Difference between believe and misbelieve

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