contradict

Động từ

nói trái lại

the speaker had got confused and started contradicting himself

diễn giả lúng túng và bắt đầu nói trái lại chính mình

mâu thuẫn với

the two statements contradict each other

hai lời tuyên bố mâu thuẫn nhau

* Các từ tương tự:
contradictable, contradicter, contradiction, contradictious, contradictiousness, contradictor, contradictorily, contradictoriness, contradictory

verb

-dicts; -dicted; -dicting

[+ obj] to say the opposite of (something that someone else has said) :to deny the truth of (something)

contradict a rumor

He contradicted the charges of his critics.

to deny or disagree with what is being said by (someone)

My sister doesn't like being contradicted.

to not agree with (something) in a way that shows or suggests that it is false, wrong, etc.

She has made statements that contradict each other. [=statements that do not agree and that cannot both be true]

The evidence contradicts his testimony. [=the evidence does not support or agree with his testimony]

The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.

contradict yourself

to say or do something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else that you said or did earlier

The witness contradicted herself when she insisted she could identify the thief even though she had said that the night was too foggy to see clearly.

* Các từ tương tự:
contradiction, contradictory

verb

He is very opinionated, and doesn't like to be contradicted

The evidence yields nothing that contradicts my argument

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