misbelieving

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/mɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ/

noun

The refusal to believe something; disbelief, or an instance of this.

OriginMiddle English misbilevinge →
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Meanings

misbelieving1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of misbelieve

misbelieving2

nounmisbelieving (plural misbelievings)

plural misbelievings

  1. 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

Origin

misbelieving · verb

From misbelieve + -ing.

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misbelieving · noun

  1. Middle Englishmisbilevinge
  2. Englishmisbelieving

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

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APA

misbelieving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbelieving

MLA

“misbelieving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbelieving. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misbelieving,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbelieving.

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