【每日一词】belie - vt. 给人以假象，掩饰（感情等）；显示……为虚假，表明……不正确；使落空，辜负（要求、期望等）；给人以……假象，使人对……产生错觉

belie

Definition:

1a: to give a false impression of

Her gentleness belies her strength.

1b: to present an appearance not in agreement with

His manner and appearance belie his age.

2a: to show (something) to be false or wrong

The evidence belies their claims of innocence.

2b: to run counter to : CONTRADICT

… appeared to belie all the rosy things I had heard about it.

—Katherine T. Kinkead

3: DISGUISE sense 3

An air of rural charm … belies the community's industrial activity.

—American Guide Series: Pennsylvania

Synonyms & Similar Words

misrepresent,conceal,obscure,hide,contradict,distort,mask,mislead,deceive,disguise,falsify,pretend,feign

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

represent,betray,reveal,demonstrate,disclose,discover,exhibit,expose,evince,bare,parade,flaunt,show off

Examples of belie in a Sentence

a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness

Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.

Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.

Aisles of marketing genius belie the fact that, ultimately, weight loss is dictated by the laws of arithmetic.

Mayor Beverly Burks, whose part-time role belies her non-stop commitment to the job, was determined to make the city safer for pedestrians and motorists, but had little experience or staff to track down the necessary federal funds. —James Anderson, TIME, 15 May 2024

In the interview, Newsom said stories about his connection to the Gettys belied his actual upbringing. —Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024