belie

Verb

Verb Forms: belied, belying, belies

To fail to give a true impression of something.
be in contradiction with
represent falsely
To lie around; encompass.
To surround; beleaguer.
To tell lies about.
To give a false representation of.
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.
To fill with lies; to lie to.
To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
To mimic; to counterfeit.

Examples

Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.
His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt.
His calm demeanor can belie the fact that he has a bingo-ready rack.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English belyen, beliggen, from Old English beliċġan, biliċġan (“to lie around, surround, hedge in, encompass”), from Proto-West Germanic *biliggjan, from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną (“to lie around”). Equivalent to be- (“around, by”) + lie (“to be positioned”).

Synonyms

contradict, misrepresent, negate, calumniate, give lie to, give the lie to, slander

Scrabble Score: 7

belie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
belie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
belie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

belie: valid Words With Friends Word