misbelief C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌmɪsbəˈlif/ UK /ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a wrong or false belief; a heretical opinion The pamphlet sought to correct a widespread misbelief. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wrong or false belief; a... heresyerrorfallacydelusionmisconceptionunbelief ↔ Opposites belieffaithorthodoxy Word family Forms misbeliever Derived forms misbeliever Related forms misbelievebelievebeliefdisbelief Etymology AI details From Middle English misbeleve, from mis- ('wrongly') + beleve ('belief'), from Old English belēfa, geleafa. mis- Old English gelēafa Old English View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # misbelief **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsbəˈlif/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf/ ## Meanings 1. a wrong or false belief; a heretical opinion ## Examples - The pamphlet sought to correct a widespread misbelief. ## Synonyms - heresy - error - fallacy - delusion - misconception - unbelief ## Antonyms - belief - faith - orthodoxy ## Derived Forms - misbeliever ## Related Forms - misbelieve - believe - belief - disbelief ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: gelēafa ## Etymology From Middle English misbeleve, from mis- ('wrongly') + beleve ('belief'), from Old English belēfa, geleafa. ## AI Etymology Misbelief comes from Middle English misbeleve, from mis- ('wrongly') + beleve ('belief'), from Old English belēfa, geleafa. The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Old English gelēafa. The same word family includes misbeliever, misbelieve, believe, belief, disbelief. Its current noun use means "a wrong or false belief; a heretical opinion". ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown