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misbelieve

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From Middle English misbelieven, misbileven, equivalent to mis- + believe. Compare earlier misbelief.

verb misbelieves · misbelieving · misbelieved

  1. intransitive To believe incorrectly; hold to a false belief. Verily, those who misbelieve and obstruct the way of God, have erred a wide error.
  2. transitive To disbelieve; doubt.

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"misbelieve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misbelieve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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misbelieve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misbelieve

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"misbelieve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misbelieve.

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@misc{misbelieve_2026,
  title = {misbelieve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misbelieve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}