noun
Etymology
Origin of misbelief
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; mis- 1, belief
Example Sentences
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It is a common misbelief that Toyko G.C. was designed by C.H.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 14, 2020
Studies on the psychology of vaccination indicate that “education reduced misbelief, but it also reduced the likelihood that people already uneasy about the vaccine would plan to get it.”
From Time • Oct. 22, 2015
I'm only interested in looking back now because I have this misbelief about my life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nay, inasmuch as they found them at variance with their own faith and creed, they hurled against them such accusations of imposture, folly, waywardness, and misbelief as I am ashamed to recount.
From Gems of Divine Mysteries by Bahá'u'lláh
And for their misbelief fiends move the air, and arise strong tempests or soft, as he draweth of the clue more or less knots.
From Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus by Steele, Robert
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