transitive verb belied, belying
- Archaic to tell lies about
- to give a false idea of; disguise or misrepresent: his smile belies his anger
- to leave unfulfilled; disappoint: war belied hopes for peace
- to show to be untrue; prove false: her cruelty belied her kind words
Origin:
ME bilien < OE beleogan, to deceive by lying < be-, be- + leogan, lie