The meaning of Contradict

Contradict – definition

verb
Deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
Usage examples:
The survey appears to contradict the industry's claims
Synonims:
Deny Refute Rebut Dispute Counter Say the opposite of Gainsay Controvert Confute Negative

verb
(of people) to state the opposite of what someone has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong
Usage examples:
Her testimony contradicted the policeman’s testimony, and the jury had to decide who was telling th…

Contradict translation into English

Contradict: translate from English into Chinese

顶撞, 抵触, 抗辩, 驳斥, 驳, 牴触

Contradict: translate from English into Dutch

Tegenspreken, In tegenspraak zijn met

Contradict: translate from English into French

Contredire, Démentir, Se contredire, Réfuter

Contradict: translate from English into German

Widersprechen, In widerspruch stehen

Contradict: translate from English into Hindi

खंडन, खंडन करना, विरोध करना, न मानना, इनकार करना, प्रतिवाद करना

Contradict: translate from English into Italian

Contraddire

Contradict: translate from English into Korean

모순, 부정하다, 부인하다, 모순되다, 반대하다

Contradict: translate from English into Russian

Противоречить, Возражать, Опровергать, Отрицать

Contradict: translate from English into Spanish

Contradecir, Desdecir, Acusar

Word origin

late 16th century: from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’.

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Contradict – similar words

contradicted

verb
Deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
Usage examples:
The survey appears to contradict the industry's claims

All meanings and translations of Contradicted

Contradict synonims

confute

verb
Prove (a person or an assertion or accusation) to be wrong.
Usage examples:
Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance

verb
To prove a person or an argument to be wrong

All meanings and translations of Confute

controvert

verb
Deny the truth of (something).
Usage examples:
Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results

verb
To say or show that something is not true
Usage examples:
This theory was subsequently controverted by several researchers in the same field.

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counter

noun
A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.
Usage examples:
Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

verb
Speak or act in opposition to.
Usage examples:
The second argument is more difficult to counter

adverb
In the opposite direction or in opposition to.
Usage examples:
His writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade

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deny

verb
State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
Usage examples:
Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy

verb
To say that something is not true
Usage examples:
The governor denied reports that he will resign., [ + that clause ] she has denied that she plans t…

All meanings and translations of Deny

dispute

noun
A disagreement or argument.
Usage examples:
A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb
Argue about (something).
Usage examples:
The point has been much disputed

noun
An argument or disagreement
Usage examples:
[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

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gainsay

verb
Deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
Usage examples:
The impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid

verb
To refuse to accept something as the truth
Usage examples:
Certainly there's no gainsaying (= it is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his per…

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negative

adjective
Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.
Usage examples:
The records of her transaction, and loan would have been available and in their absence i draw a ne…

noun
A word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal.
Usage examples:
She replied in the negative

verb
Refuse to accept; reject.
Usage examples:
The bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129

All meanings and translations of Negative

rebut

verb
Claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
Usage examples:
He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends

All meanings and translations of Rebut

refute

verb
Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
Usage examples:
These claims have not been convincingly refuted

All meanings and translations of Refute

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