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US
/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪkt/
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[ UK /kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt/ ]
VERB
- deny the truth of
- prove negative; show to be false
-
be resistant to
The board opposed his motion - be in contradiction with
How To Use contradict In A Sentence
- It is this potential for music to express contradictory, sometimes inexpressible emotions that drives Ward to write songs.
- All this seems to contradict the expectation of the manipulation theorists.
- There are two slightly contradictory factors in play. Times, Sunday Times
- Perhaps this contradictory nature is the key to its undeniable appeal. Times, Sunday Times
- Does anybody see the contradiction is the Lefts attack on seniors who use Medicare? Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers
- At a time of so much contradictory evidence and inconsistency, he is not the only one. Times, Sunday Times
- We do need to show that we can talk without contradiction of God's universal salvific will and the scandalous particularity of the incarnate and risen Lord.
- This focus seems to contradict the book's goal of including Madagascar's diverse peoples without privileging any single group.
- Men have been unwearied in their efforts to obscure the plain, simple meaning of the Scriptures, and to make them contradict their own testimony; but like the ark upon the billowy deep, the word of God outrides the storms that threaten it with destruction. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
- Intendants and servitors were giving orders on all sides, frequently contradictory, and gardeners were furbishing up the alleyed walks and flower beds in readiness for _Sa Majesté Louis Royal Palaces and Parks of France