be in contradiction with

represent falsely; " This statement misrepresents my intentions"

To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.

To give a false representation or account of.

To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.

To mimic; to counterfeit.

To fill with lies.

To give the lie to: to speak falsely of: to counterfeit:- pr. p. belying; pa. p. belied'.

To give the lie to; show to be false; speak falsely of.

To give the lie to; contradict; disappoint.

To give the lie to; to speak falsely of; to calumniate; to counterfeit.

To show to be false; to feign; to pretend.

He was hand in glove with the Germans all the time, his face did not belie him; he looked the ugliest, stealthiest creature, shewing a covert rudeness towards all English- speaking people, that many of us remember now and understand. – A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Louise Mack

But if report did not belie them, they looked not too closely into a man's seamanship; but, if they found a likely fellow, regarded all as fish which came into their net. – Athelstane Ford by Allen Upward

See mouldering stones and metals' rust Belie the vaunt, That man can bless one pile of dust With chime or chant. – The American Union Speaker by John D. Philbrick

If veracity, on this point, is worth any thing, it is a pity that in both books there are so many points which, like the foregoing parenthesis, belie this profession. – The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown

Plainness and uncouthness in humans only too often belie noble mind or disposition. – Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Arabella Kenealy

A little princess had been born to her in the meantime, and her beauty did not belie the Frog's prediction. – Old-Time Stories by Charles Perrault

In both condolence and congratulation men's faces often belie their hearts; thou who knowest thine own sheep, should'st be able to tell kindness from flattery. – Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy by Richard G. Moulton

Baesine, said Flipke, without wishing to belie you, I must tell you that a message was sent to us in the name of the baes. – Flemish Legends by Charles de Coster

Your face and manners belie you. – Eric, or Little by Little by Frederic W. Farrar

Poor Dick is pining in his rooms at Oxford; and Nan- well, I am afraid her looks belie her; only you know appearances are sometimes deceitful. – Not Like Other Girls by Rosa N. Carey

I am very credulous, but when I see that acts belie words I cease to believe. – Moods by Louisa May Alcott

Even as it is, even putting forth a flattered presentment, I am a little pained; and very glad it is a photograph and not myself that has to go; for in this case, if it please you, you can tell yourself it is my image- and if it displease you, you can lay the blame on the photographer; but in that, there were no help, and the poor author might belie his labours. – The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson Other: Andrew Lang