misbelief

mis·be·lief

noun \ˌmis-bə-ˈlēf\

Definition of MISBELIEF

: erroneous or false belief : heresy

Examples of MISBELIEF

1. <the common misbelief that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon>

First Known Use of MISBELIEF

13th century

Related to MISBELIEF

Synonyms: delusion, error, falsehood, falsity, hallucination, illusion, fallacy, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth

Antonyms: truth, verity

Related Words: factoid; superstition; fiction, pretense (or pretence); distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding; misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement; sophism, sophistry; fib, half-truth, lie, story, tale

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Rhymes with MISBELIEF

bas-relief, cloverleaf, come to grief, disbelief, handkerchief, high relief, leatherleaf, neckerchief, overleaf, Tenerife, unbelief, waterleaf