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con·tra·dict
(kŏn′trə-dĭkt′)v. con·tra·dict·ed, con·tra·dict·ing, con·tra·dicts
v.tr.
1. To assert to be untrue, often by saying the opposite: "The study contradicts the notion that merely keeping busy keeps people healthy" (Richard A. Knox). See Synonyms at deny.
2. To assert the opposite of a statement or idea put forward by (someone).
3. To be contrary to; be inconsistent with: "[Her] almost giddy warmth in conversation appears to contradict her image as a confrontational, politically outspoken performer" (Elysa Gardner).
v.intr.
To make a contradictory statement.
[Latin contrādīcere, contrādict-, to speak against : contrā-, contra- + dīcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
con′tra·dict′a·ble adj.
con′tra·dict′er, con′tra·dic′tor n.
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contradict
(ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt)vb
1. (tr) to affirm the opposite of (a proposition, statement, etc)
2. (tr) to declare (a proposition, statement, etc) to be false or incorrect; deny
3. (intr) to be argumentative or contrary
4. (tr) to be inconsistent with (a proposition, theory, etc): the facts contradicted his theory.
5. (intr) (of two or more facts, principles, etc) to be at variance; be in contradiction
[C16: from Latin contrādīcere, from contra- + dīcere to speak, say]
ˌcontraˈdictable adj
ˌcontraˈdicter, ˌcontraˈdictor n
ˌcontraˈdictive, ˌcontraˈdictious adj
ˌcontraˈdictively, ˌcontraˈdictiously adv
ˌcontraˈdictiveness, ˌcontraˈdictiousness n
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con•tra•dict
(ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt)v.t.
1. to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny categorically.
2. to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.
3. to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his principles.
4. Obs. to oppose.
[1560–70; < Latin contrādictus, past participle of contrādīcere to speak against =contrā- contra-1 + dīcere to speak]
con`tra•dict′a•ble, adj.
con`tra•dict′er, con`tra•dic′tor, n.
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contradict
Past participle: contradicted
Gerund: contradicting
| Imperative |
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| contradict |
| contradict |
| Present |
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| I contradict |
| you contradict |
| he/she/it contradicts |
| we contradict |
| you contradict |
| they contradict |
| Preterite |
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| I contradicted |
| you contradicted |
| he/she/it contradicted |
| we contradicted |
| you contradicted |
| they contradicted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am contradicting |
| you are contradicting |
| he/she/it is contradicting |
| we are contradicting |
| you are contradicting |
| they are contradicting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have contradicted |
| you have contradicted |
| he/she/it has contradicted |
| we have contradicted |
| you have contradicted |
| they have contradicted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was contradicting |
| you were contradicting |
| he/she/it was contradicting |
| we were contradicting |
| you were contradicting |
| they were contradicting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had contradicted |
| you had contradicted |
| he/she/it had contradicted |
| we had contradicted |
| you had contradicted |
| they had contradicted |
| Future |
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| I will contradict |
| you will contradict |
| he/she/it will contradict |
| we will contradict |
| you will contradict |
| they will contradict |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have contradicted |
| you will have contradicted |
| he/she/it will have contradicted |
| we will have contradicted |
| you will have contradicted |
| they will have contradicted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be contradicting |
| you will be contradicting |
| he/she/it will be contradicting |
| we will be contradicting |
| you will be contradicting |
| they will be contradicting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been contradicting |
| you have been contradicting |
| he/she/it has been contradicting |
| we have been contradicting |
| you have been contradicting |
| they have been contradicting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been contradicting |
| you will have been contradicting |
| he/she/it will have been contradicting |
| we will have been contradicting |
| you will have been contradicting |
| they will have been contradicting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been contradicting |
| you had been contradicting |
| he/she/it had been contradicting |
| we had been contradicting |
| you had been contradicting |
| they had been contradicting |
| Conditional |
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| I would contradict |
| you would contradict |
| he/she/it would contradict |
| we would contradict |
| you would contradict |
| they would contradict |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have contradicted |
| you would have contradicted |
| he/she/it would have contradicted |
| we would have contradicted |
| you would have contradicted |
| they would have contradicted |
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Verb 1. contradict - be in contradiction with
2. contradict - deny the truth of
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"
rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"
4. contradict - prove negative; show to be false
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
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contradict
verb
1. deny, challenge, dispute, belie, fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, gainsay (archaic or literary), be at variance with We knew she was wrong, but nobody liked to contradict her. His comments contradict remarks he made earlier that day.
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contradict
verb1. To refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of:
Law: traverse.
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Translations
يُنَاقِضُ يُناقِض، يُكَذِّب، يُعارِض
odporovat
modsige
väittää vastaan
proturiječiti
ellentmond
mótmæla; andmæla
反駁する
반박하다
prieštaringas
iebilstrunāt pretī
nasprotovati siugovarjati
motsäga
ขัดแย้ง
çelişmek karşı çıkmak tersini söylemek
mâu thuẫn
contradict
[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt] VT (= be contrary to) → contradecir ; (= declare to be wrong) → desmentir ; (= argue) → replicar, discutirdon't contradict me! → ¡no me repliques!
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contradict
[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt] vt [+ person] → contredire
(= be contrary to) [+ evidence, statement, idea] → démentir, être en contradiction avec
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contradict
vt (person) → widersprechen (+dat); (event, action, statement also) → im Widerspruch stehen zu; to contradict oneself → sich (dat) → widersprechen ; he contradicted every word I said → er widersprach mir bei jedem Wort ; he can’t stand being contradicted → er duldet keinen Widerspruch
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contradict
(kontrəˈdikt) verb to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with. It's unwise to contradict your boss. weerspreek يُناقِض، يُكَذِّب، يُعارِض противореча (на) contradizer odporovat widersprechen modsige αντικρούω, διαφωνώ contradecir vastu rääkima مخالفت کردن؛ نقض کردن olla ristiriidassa 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 ماتوونكى ويناكول، متناقضه وينا كو، متضادى خبرې مكول، مخالفت كول، انكار كول contradizer a contrazice противоречить odporovať, protirečiť ugovarjati protivrečiti säga emot โต้แย้ง karşı çıkmak, tersini söylemek 反駁,頂撞 спростовувати, заперечувати ترديد كرنا، كے متضاد هونا يا كهنا mâu thuẫn với 反驳,顶嘴
ˌcontraˈdiction (-ʃən) noun weerspreking تَناقُض، تَعارُض، تَكْذيب противоречие contradição odporování der Widerspruch modsigelse αντίφαση contradicción vasturääkivus انکار؛ خلاف گویی ristiriita contradiction סתירה अन्तर्विरोध proturječje ellentmondás kontradiksi mótsögn contraddizione 矛盾 반박, 반대 prieštaravimas pretruna; iebildums penyangkalan tegenspraak motsigelse, dementi zaprzeczenie ماتونکی contradição contradicţie противоречие odporovanie, protirečenie protislovje ptorivrečnost motsägelse การโต้แย้ง çelişki 反駁,頂撞 спростування; протиріччя تضاد، ترديد sự mâu thuẫn 矛盾,驳斥
ˌcontraˈdictory adjective teenstrydig مُتَناقِض، مُغايِر، مُنافِ противоречив contraditório odporující widersprechend modsigende αντιφατικός contradictorio vasturääkiv ضد و نقیض ristiriitainen contradictoire סותר अन्तर्विरोधी proturječan ellentmondó bertentangan í mótsögn við contraddittorio 矛盾した 모순되는 prieštaringas pretrunīgs dengan menyangkal tegenstrijdig motsigende, som ikke stemmer overens med sprzeczny ماتوونكى ويناكول، متناقضه وينا كو، متضادى خبرې مكول، مخالفت كول، انكار كول contraditório contradictoriu противоречивый nezlučiteľný, protirečivý protisloven protivrečan motsägande ที่โต้แย้ง çelişkili 矛盾的 несумісний; суперечний متضاد، ترديدى mâu thuẫn 矛盾的
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contradict
→ يُنَاقِضُ odporovat modsige widersprechen αντικρούω contradecir väittää vastaan contredire proturiječiti contraddire 反駁する 반박하다 tegenspreken motsi zaprzeczyć contradizer противоречить motsäga ขัดแย้ง çelişmek mâu thuẫn 抵触Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
contradict
v. contradecir, negar.
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