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(of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong: If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other!
The meaning of CONTRADICT is to assert the contrary of : take issue with. How to use contradict in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contradict.
verb. tr to affirm the opposite of (a proposition, statement, etc) tr to declare (a proposition, statement, etc) to be false or incorrect; deny. intr to be argumentative or contrary. tr to be inconsistent with (a proposition, theory, etc) the facts contradicted his theory.
contradict. "Contra-" usually means "against," and to contradict is to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or saying. Sometimes to contradict is to frustrate with words, like when one person says "The sky is blue" and another says "No, it's azure."
If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
Definition of contradict verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONTRADICT definition: 1. If two things that are said or written about something contradict each other, they are so…. Learn more.