believe wrongly
Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words
To hold an incorrect belief or assumption.
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- Many people wrongly believe that the sun revolves around the Earth.
- He wrongly believed her excuses, leading to further problems.
- It's easy to wrongly believe information found online without checking sources.
- She had wrongly believed he was innocent until new evidence emerged.
- Don't wrongly believe everything you hear; always question.
- The jury might wrongly believe the defendant's testimony.
- For a long time, scientists wrongly believed in the existence of aether.
- He will wrongly believe that his efforts are futile if he gives up now.
- Some cultures wrongly believe certain superstitions to be true.
- I used to wrongly believe that hard work alone guarantees success.