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misbelief

misbelief noun: an erroneous belief.

Noun

misbelief (plural misbeliefs)

  1. an erroneous belief
  2. a heresy; an unorthodox belief
  3. (obsolete) doubt; an erroneous lack of belief.

misbelief meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

misbelief in Tamil

தவறான நம்பிக்கை

misbelief in Urdu

غلط رائے, جھوٹا عقیدہ

misbelief in Kannada

ತಪ್ಪು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ, ಅಸದಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ, ಮಿಥ್ಯಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ

Forms of misbelief

pluralmisbeliefs

Origin of misbelief

From Middle English misbileve, from mis- + bileve; equivalent to mis- + belief. Compare later misbelieve.

Questions about misbelief

What does misbelief mean?
Misbelief means an erroneous belief.
What is misbelief in Tamil?
Misbelief in Tamil is தவறான நம்பிக்கை. See Misbelief meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is misbelief?
Misbelief is a noun.
What is the plural of misbelief?
The plural of misbelief is misbeliefs.

Words near misbelief in the dictionary

  1. misbehaviors
  2. misbehaviour
  3. misbehavioural
  4. misbehaviours
  5. misbeholden
  6. misbelief
  7. misbeliefs
  8. misbelieve
  9. misbelieved
  10. misbeliever
  11. misbelievers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: misbelief (page history and authors); misbelief (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misbelief (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); misbelief (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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