What does contradict mean?

Definitions for contradict
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪktcon·tra·dict

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. contradict, belie, negateverb

    be in contradiction with

  2. contradict, negate, contraveneverb

    deny the truth of

  3. oppose, controvert, contradictverb

    be resistant to

    "The board opposed his motion"

  4. negate, contradictverb

    prove negative; show to be false

Wiktionary

  1. contradictverb

    To speak against; to forbid.

  2. contradictverb

    To deny the truth of (a statement or statements).

    His testimony contradicts hers.

  3. contradictverb

    To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).

    Everything he says contradicts me.

  4. Etymology: From the pariciple stem of contradico (originally two words).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To CONTRADICTverb

    Etymology: contradico, Latin.

    It is not lawful to contradict a point of history which is known to all the world, as to make Hannibal and Scipio contemporaries with Alexander. John Dryden, Æn. Dedication,.

    No truth can contradict any truth. Richard Hooker, b. ii. sect. 7.

    I contradict your banes:
    If you will marry, make your loves to me. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. Contradict

    In traditional logic, a contradiction occurs when a proposition conflicts either with itself or established fact. It is often used as a tool to detect disingenuous beliefs and bias. Illustrating a general tendency in applied logic, Aristotle's law of noncontradiction states that "It is impossible that the same thing can at the same time both belong and not belong to the same object and in the same respect."In modern formal logic and type theory, the term is mainly used instead for a single proposition, often denoted by the falsum symbol ⊥ {\displaystyle \bot } ; a proposition is a contradiction if false can be derived from it, using the rules of the logic. It is a proposition that is unconditionally false (i.e., a self-contradictory proposition). This can be generalized to a collection of propositions, which is then said to "contain" a contradiction.

ChatGPT

  1. contradict

    To contradict is to assert the opposite of a statement that has been made or to deny the truth or accuracy of something. It can also imply expressing inconsistency in action, logic, or thought with regard to an established fact or belief.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Contradictverb

    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. Contradictverb

    to be contrary to; to oppose; to resist

  3. Contradictverb

    to oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something

  4. Etymology: [L. contradictus, p. p. of contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See Diction.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Contradict

    kon-tra-dikt′, v.t. to oppose by words: to assert the contrary: to deny: to be contrary to in character.—adj. Contradict′able.—n. Contradic′tion, act of contradicting: a speaking against: denial: inconsistency.—adj. Contradic′tious.—advs. Contradic′tiously (rare), Contradic′torily.—adjs. Contradict′ive, Contradict′ory, affirming the contrary: inconsistent.—n. Contradict′oriness, the quality of being contradictory, [L. contradicĕre, -dictum.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contradict in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contradict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of contradict in a Sentence

  1. Francis Bacon:

    Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.

  2. The Waco Tribune-Herald:

    Acts of sexual violence contradict every value Baylor University upholds as a caring Christian community. In recent years we have joined university efforts nationally to prevent campus violence against women and sexual assault, to actively support survivors of sexual assault with compassion and care, and to take action against perpetrators. We have established and fully staffed a Title IX office that employs a Title IX Coordinator and two full-time investigators. Maintaining a safe and caring community is central to Baylor's mission and at the heart of our commitment to our students, faculty and staff.

  3. Vladimir Putin:

    And unilaterally imposed and politically motivated sanctions on investment, trade and, in particular, technology transfer become its covert form, in our opinion, such sanctions not only have no perspective, but they also contradict the G20 principles for interacting in the interests of all countries of the world.

  4. Read More'They:

    It would be an injustice to judge someone based on an interview that's being used out of context, they're trying to contradict how John Wayne lived John Wayne life, and how John Wayne lived John Wayne life was who John Wayne was. So any discussion of removing John Wayne name from the airport should include the full picture of the life of John Wayne and not be based on a single outlier interview from half a century ago.

  5. Brian Su:

    These discriminatory policies are serious violations against the fundamental human rights of the people of Taiwan, erode the principles of equality, and contradict the charter of the United Nations.

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