contradict
con‧tra‧dict AC /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE verb [Word Family: verb: ↑contradict; noun: ↑contradiction; adjective: ↑contradictory] [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of contradicere, from contra- ( ⇨ ↑contra-) + dicere 'to say'] 1. [intransitive and transitive] to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true: Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again. Dad just can’t bear to be contradicted. The article flatly contradicts their claims. 2. [transitive] if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in it are different so that both statements cannot be true: The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear. 3. contradict yourself to say something that is the opposite of what you said before: Within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
contradicthu◎ | [,kɔntrə'dikt] | ※ | động từ | | ■ | mâu thuẫn với, trái với | | ☆ | the statements of the witnesses contradict each other | | lời khai của các nhân chứng mâu thuẫn nhau | | ■ | cãi lại, phủ nhận | | ☆ | to contradict a statement | | phủ nhận lời tuyên bố |
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