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contradict(dictionary)

contradict (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of contradicere, from contra- ( CONTRA-) + dicere 'to say']
[I and T] to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true
::Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
::Dad just can't bear to be contradicted.
::The article flatly contradicts their claims.
[T] if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in it are different so that both statements cannot be true
::The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear.
contradict yourself
to say something that is the opposite of what you said before
::Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.