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misbelieve vs believe

believe vs misbelieve

misbelieve and believe both are verbs.

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

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