📖 Definitions of "Belies"
verb
- 1
To lie around; encompass.
- 2
(of an army) To surround; beleaguer.
verb
- 1
To tell lies about.
- 2
To give a false representation of.
- 3
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
"Her obvious nervousness belied what she said."
- 4
To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
"His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt."
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