When to Use Belies?

1a : to give a false impression of Her gentleness belies her strength. b : 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.

Does belie mean misrepresent?

The definition of belie means to contradict or misrepresent. An example of belie is for a newspaper to provide the wrong facts about a story. (archaic) To tell lies about. To tell lies about; to slander.

What is the meaning of the word belying?

1. To give a false representation to; misrepresent: "He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility" (James Joyce). 2. To show to be false; contradict: Their laughter belied their outward grief.