belying
Giving lie to
Belying is the present participle of belie, meaning to contradict or give a false impression of something.
A calm exterior may belie inner turmoil; youthful looks belie someone's age.
Her steady voice belied her nervousness.
The word suggests a surface that conceals or misrepresents what lies beneath.
Cause false belief
- deceiveCause false belief
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- distortTwist from original form
- falsifyDistort the truth
feint · bluff · duplicity · subterfuge · artifice · guile · dissimulation · pretend
Dispute a statement
- disproveProve something untrue
- refuteProve something untrue
- negateCancel or disprove
- counterFlat service surface
inconsistent · discrepancy · conflict · oppose · undermine · invalidate · paradox · dissonance
mislead
Cause false belief
- deceiveCause false belief
- misrepresentDepict inaccurately or falsely
- distortTwist from original form
falsify · feint · bluff · duplicity · subterfuge · artifice · guile · dissimulation · pretend · fake
contradict
Dispute a statement
counter · inconsistent · discrepancy · conflict · oppose · undermine · invalidate · paradox · dissonance · antithesis
mask
Face-worn concealment
facade · camouflage · cover-up · hide · obscure · shroud · smokescreen · pretense · guise · concealment
belyingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
confirming · verifying · attesting · proving · demonstrating
belyingaffirming
Declaring something true
corroborating · supporting · bearing out · reflecting · mirroring
belyingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
exposing · betraying · disclosing · manifesting · displaying