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the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism?

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oristarA
 
Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2016 12:27 am
Well, if "belie" means "fail to fulfil or fail to justify", then "the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism" would mean "the quality of the music seems to fail to justify the criticism."
It is a bit weird. If it has said "the quality of the music seems to fail to justify the acclaim it received", it would be fine.
What do you think?

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belie
Fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation):
the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism

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Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2016 12:38 am
"Justify" is a neutral term, so it can be used negatively, as in regard to criticism, or positively, as in regard to acclaim.
oristarA
 
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Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2016 01:00 am
@InfraBlue,
InfraBlue wrote:

"Justify" is a neutral term, so it can be used negatively, as in regard to criticism, or positively, as in regard to acclaim.


So "to justify the criticism" means "to refute the criticism"?
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Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2016 01:38 am
@oristarA,
No, but to "belie" the criticism can mean that it shows the criticism to be a lie.
oristarA
 
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Reply Mon 18 Jan, 2016 06:44 am
@Blickers,
Cool.
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