Contradict — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be in contradiction with

deny the truth of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹᵻmˌæɾɔːɹˈɪɹiə/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒntɹədˈɪkt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹᵻmˌæɾɔːɹˈɪɹiə/.

Examples

The board opposed his motion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contravene negate oppose belie controvert

Antonyms

affirm

Parts of Speech

verb	be in contradiction with
verb	deny the truth of
verb	be resistant to “The board opposed his motion”
verb	prove negative; show to be false

Word Forms

contradictory	adjective	that confounds or contradicts or confuses
negation	noun	(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
contradiction	noun	the speech act of contradicting someone
negative	adjective	expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
opponent	adjective	characterized by active hostility
opposer	noun	someone who offers opposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

widersprechen

im Widerspruch stehen mit

🇫🇷French

contredire

être en contradiction avec

🇪🇸Spanish

contradecir

estar en contradicción con

🇮🇹Italian

contraddire

essere in contraddizione con

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenspreken

in tegenspraak zijn met

🇵🇹Portuguese

contradizer

estar em contradição com

🇷🇺Russian

противоречить

находиться в противоречии с

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडन

के साथ विरोधाभास में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরোধিতা

সঙ্গে বিরোধী হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

முரண்படுகின்றன

முரண்பாடாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరుద్ధంగా ఉంటాయి

విరుద్ధంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोधाभास

च्या विरोधाभासात असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધાભાસ

સાથે વિરોધાભાસમાં રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತ

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈരുദ്ധ്യം

വൈരുദ്ധ്യത്തിലായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧ

ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

متضاد

سے متصادم ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顶撞

与

🇯🇵Japanese

矛盾する

～と矛盾する

🇰🇷Korean

모순되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mâu thuẫn

mâu thuẫn với

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดแย้งกัน

ขัดแย้งกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertentangan

bertentangan dengan

🇵🇭Filipino

sumalungat

maging salungat sa

🇲🇾Malay

bercanggah

bertentangan dengan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتعارض

يكون متعارضا مع

🇮🇷Persian

تناقض دارند

در تضاد باشد با

🇹🇷Turkish

yalanlamak

çelişkili olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְתוֹר

להיות בסתירה עם

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The primary meaning of 'contradict' is 'be in contradiction with'.

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