English Explanatory Dictionary

contradict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.
To be contrary to (something).
To say things that conflict with each other.
To give an order contrary to (another order or wish), oppose (something).
To give an order contrary to one given by (another person), oppose or resist (someone).
To speak against; to forbid.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contradict.wav /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈdɪkt/ /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈdɪkt/

Word forms

contradict contradicts contradicting contradicted

Etymology

Derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“speak against”) (originally two words).

Synonyms

contravene disconfirm deny dispute question gainsay refute controvert withspeak

Related words

contradiction contradictory

Derived words

contradick contradictable contradicter contradictive self-contradict

Translations

Breton: dislavaret Bulgarian: противореча Catalan: contradir Danish: modsige Dutch: tegenspreken Finnish: kiistää French: contredire German: widersprechen Hungarian: ellentmond Hungarian: vitába száll Italian: contraddire Japanese: 言い返す Japanese: 反論する Japanese: 反駁する Kazakh: қарсы сөзге келу Latin: adversor Latin: contrādīcō Latin: refrāgor Lithuanian: prieštarauti Māori: whakahorihori Māori: hoihoi Norwegian Bokmål: motsi Norwegian Nynorsk: motseie Norwegian Nynorsk: motseia Old English: wiþcweþan Polish: zaprzeczać Polish: dementować Portuguese: contradizer Portuguese: desdizer Romanian: contrazice Russian: перечить Russian: противоре́чить Spanish: contradecir Swedish: motsäga Swedish: säga emot Ukrainian: заперечувати Vietnamese: phủ nhận

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