contradict (redirected from contradicts)

con·tra·dict  (kntr-dkt)

v. con·tra·dict·ed, con·tra·dict·ing, con·tra·dicts

v.tr.

1. To assert or express the opposite of (a statement).

2. To deny the statement of. See Synonyms at deny.

3. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with.

v.intr.

To utter a contradictory statement.

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[Latin contrdcere, contrdict-, to speak against : contr-, contra- + dcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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contra·dicta·ble adj.

contra·dicter, contra·dictor n.

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contradict

Verb

1. to declare the opposite of (a statement) to be true

2. (of a fact or statement) to suggest that (another fact or statement) is wrong [Latin contra- against + dicere to speak]

contradiction n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contradict - be in contradiction with belie, negate depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
	2.	contradict - deny the truth of contravene, negate disagree, take issue, differ, dissent - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
	3.	contradict - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" controvert, oppose rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" dissent, protest, resist - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
	4.	contradict - prove negative; show to be false negate logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" nullify, invalidate - show to be invalid confute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

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contradict

verb 1. dispute, deny, challenge, belie, fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, be at variance with

verb 2. negate, deny, oppose, counter, contravene, rebut, impugn, controvert << OPPOSITE confirm

Translations

contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt (= declare to be wrong) → desmentir (= be contrary to); contradecir

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contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt → contredire (= be contrary to); démentir, être en contradiction avec

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contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt → widersprechen +dat

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contradict [kɔntrəˈdɪkt] vt → contraddire

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contradict

v contradict [kontrəˈdikt]

to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with It's unwise to contradict your boss. weerspreek يُناقِض، يُكَذِّب، يُعارِض противореча (на) odporovat modsige widersprechen αντικρούω, διαφωνώ contradecir vastu rääkima مخالفت کردن؛ نقض کردن väittää vastaan contredire לִסתוֹר विरोध करना opozvati, poricati, nijekati ellentmond menentang mótmæla; andmæla contraddire 反対する 반박하다 prieštarauti runāt pretī; iebilst menyangkal tegenspreken si imot, stride mot, gå imot, dementere zaprzeczać, spierać się contradizer a contrazice противоречить odporovať, protirečiť ugovarjati protivrečiti säga emot โต้แย้ง karşı çıkmak, tersini söylemek 反駁，頂嘴 спростовувати, заперечувати ترديد كرنا، ك‍ے متضاد هونا يا كهنا mâu thuẫn với 反驳，顶嘴

n contraˈdiction [-ʃən]

weerspreking تَناقُض، تَعارُض، تَكْذيب противоречие odporování modsigelse der Widerspruch αντίφαση contradicción vasturääkivus انکار؛ خلاف گویی ristiriitaisuus contradiction סְתִירָה अन्तर्विरोध proturječje ellentmondás kontradiksi mótsögn contraddizione 矛盾 부정, 반박 prieštaravimas pretruna; iebildums penyangkalan tegenspraak motsigelse, dementi zaprzeczenie contradição contradicţie противоречие odporovanie, protirečenie protislovje ptorivrečnost motsägelse การโต้แย้ง çelişki 矛盾；抗辯 спростування; протиріччя تضاد، ترديد sự mâu thuẫn 矛盾；抗辩

adj contraˈdictory

teenstrydig مُتَناقِض، مُغايِر، مُنافِ противоречив odporující modsigende widersprechend αντιφατικός contradictorio vasturääkiv ضد و نقیض ristiriitainen contradictoire סוֹתֵר अन्तर्विरोधी proturječan ellentmondó bertentangan í mótsögn við contraddittorio 矛盾した 모순된, 반박하는 prieštaringas pretrunīgs dengan menyangkal tegenstrijdig motsigende, som ikke stemmer overens med sprzeczny contraditório contradictoriu противоречивый nezlučiteľný, protirečivý protisloven protivrečan motsägande ที่โต้แย้ง çelişkili 矛盾的 несумісний; суперечний متضاد، ترديدى mâu thuẫn 矛盾的