belying

Meanings

• Verb

  Deceive or mislead, often unintentionally.

  - "His actions were belying his true intentions."
  - "Despite her claims of being a vegetarian, her dinner choices were belying her."
  - "The weather forecast was belying the ominous clouds gathering above."

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Synonyms

calumniate , slander , contradict , give lie to , give the lie to , misrepresent

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with belying
deying , lying , spying , trying , dying

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Homophones

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1. bellying (en) : Swelling or bulging out, especially with food.
   

2. belly (en) : The abdomen or stomach.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of belying that leads to same result
belie , belied , belier , beliers , belies , belying

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Forms

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Belied (past tense), Belies (present third person singular), Belying (present participle)

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to betray', from Old English beligan 'to betray'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'belying' comes from Old English beligan, meaning 'to betray'.

2. The term 'belying' is often used in legal contexts to describe a statement that contradicts the facts.

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Related Concepts

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1. deception: The act of deceiving or misrepresenting the truth.

2. misrepresentation: The act of representing something in a false or misleading way.

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Culture

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In literature, 'belying' is often used to create suspense or to reveal a character's true intentions. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Iago's words and actions often belie his true motives.

How to Memorize "belying"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person saying something that contradicts their true intentions. Visualize the situation and remember how the person's words belied their true feelings.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'belying' with the concept of deception or misrepresentation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'B-Deceive, E-Expose, L-Lie, Y-Yield, I-Intentionally, N-Notably'.

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