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 Definitions of contradict  [ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt]  

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Definition of 'contradict' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) contradict
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny categorically.

2.  contradict
to speak contrary to the assertions of:
to contradict oneself.

3.  contradict
to imply a denial of:
His way of life contradicts his principles.

4.  contradict
Obs. to oppose.

Etymology:  (1560–70; < L contrādictus, ptp. of contrādīcere to speak against =contrā-contra -1+dīcere to speak)

Definition of 'contradict' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) contradict, belie, negate
be in contradiction with

2. (verb) contradict, negate, contravene
deny the truth of

3. (verb) oppose, controvert, contradict
be resistant to
"The board opposed his motion"

4. (verb) negate, contradict
prove negative; show to be false


Definition of 'contradict' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) contradict
to say the opposite of what sb else says
Don't contradict me all the time.

2.  contradict
(of two statements, facts, etc.) to not match
a police report which contradicts some earlier statements

3.  contradict
contradict yourself
to say something different from what you said before
He kept contradicting himself.


Definition of 'contradict' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) contradict
to assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn

2. (verb) contradict
to be contrary to; to oppose; to resist

3. (verb) contradict
to oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something


Translation of 'contradict' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with
It's unwise to contradict your boss.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: weerspreek Arabic flag Arabic: يُناقِض، يُكَذِّب، يُعارِ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: противореча (на)
Brazilian flag Brazilian: contradizer Czech flag Czech: odporovat German flag German: widersprechen
Danish flag Danish: modsige Greek flag Greek: αντικρούω, διαφωνώ Spanish flag Spanish: contradecir
Estonian flag Estonian: vastu rääkima Farsi flag Farsi: مخالفت کردن؛ نقض کردن Finnish flag Finnish: olla ristiriidassa
French flag French: contredire Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִסתוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: विरोध करना
Croatian flag Croatian: opozvati, poricati, nijek Hungarian flag Hungarian: ellentmond Indonesian flag Indonesian: menentang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: mótmæla; andmæla Italian flag Italian: contraddire Japanese flag Japanese: 反対する
Korean flag Korean: 반박하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: prieštarauti Latvian flag Latvian: runāt pretī; iebilst
Malay flag Malay: menyangkal Dutch flag Dutch: tegenspreken Norwegian flag Norwegian: si imot, stride mot, gå i
Polish flag Polish: zaprzeczać, spierać się Persian flag Persian: مخالفت کردن؛ نقض کردن Pashto flag Pashto: ماتوونكى ويناكول، متناقضه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: contradizer Romanian flag Romanian: a contrazice Russian flag Russian: противоречить
Slovak flag Slovak: odporovať, protirečiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: ugovarjati Serbian flag Serbian: protivrečiti
Swedish flag Swedish: säga emot Thai flag Thai: โต้แย้ง Turkish flag Turkish: karşı çıkmak, tersini söy
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 反駁,頂撞 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: спростовувати, заперечува Urdu flag Urdu: ترديد كرنا، ك‍ے متضاد هون
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mâu thuẫn với Chinese flag Chinese: 反驳,顶嘴

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