- to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts.
- to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.).
- to lie about; slander.
- to show to be untrue; contradict
- to misrepresent; disguise the nature of
- to fail to justify; disappoint
