verb
- past tense and past participle of misbelieve; to hold a false or incorrect belief
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The ancient scholars misbelieved that the Earth was the center of the universe.
- She had misbelieved the rumors about her friend’s intentions.
- Many people misbelieved the early reports about the discovery.
- He misbelieved what he had been told about the company’s finances.
- The witnesses had misbelieved what they thought they saw that night.