misbelieving

/mɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/

misbelieving is the present participle and gerund of misbelieve.

Meaning of misbelieve

misbelieve (third-person singular simple present misbelieves, present participle misbelieving, simple past and past participle misbelieved)

(intransitive) To believe incorrectly; hold to a false belief.
- Verily, those who misbelieve and obstruct the way of God, have erred a wide error.1960, Daud Rahbar, God of Justice, page 356
(transitive) To disbelieve; doubt.

misbelieving (plural misbelievings)

The refusal to believe something; disbelief, or an instance of this.
- I know a man of authority, brought up in letters, who confessed unto me, that he was reclaimed from out the errours of mis-beleeving by the Arguments of Sebond., II.12

plural	misbelievings

From misbelieve + -ing.

From Middle English misbilevinge, equivalent to misbelieve + -ing.

What does misbelieving mean?: Misbelieving means the refusal to believe something; disbelief, or an instance of this.
What is misbelieving the present participle and gerund of?: Misbelieving is the present participle and gerund of misbelieve.
What part of speech is misbelieving?: Misbelieving is a noun.
How do you pronounce misbelieving?: Misbelieving is pronounced /mɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/.
What is the plural of misbelieving?: The plural of misbelieving is misbelievings.

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