"His youthful face belied his eighty years." (He looked young, which contradicted the fact that he was old).
because the sentence states she has "exhaustion." "His youthful face belied his eighty years
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"The company's massive profits belie the claim that the industry is in decline." (The success proves the "decline" theory wrong). Practice Quiz "belie" suggests a contradiction
because they mean the opposite; "belie" suggests a contradiction, not agreement. "His youthful face belied his eighty years