contradict
/,kɔntrə'dikt/
Definition
- Verb:
- To assert the opposite of a statement or claim; to deny the truth of something: To state that what someone has said is not true or correct.
- To be in conflict or opposition with; to be inconsistent with: For a fact, statement, or condition to be so different from another that they cannot both be true or exist simultaneously.
Usage and Examples
- To deny a statement:
- The witness chose to contradict the prosecutor's version of events.
- It is unwise to contradict your boss in front of the entire team.
- To be in opposition or conflict with:
- His actions contradict his stated principles.
- The new scientific evidence appears to contradict the established theory.
Advanced Usage
- "To contradict oneself": To say two things that cannot both be true, revealing an inconsistency in one's own statements.
- The politician contradicted himself during the interview, first supporting the policy and then criticizing it.
- In formal logic or argumentation: To prove a statement or proposition false.
- The experiment's results were sufficient to contradict the initial hypothesis.
Variants and Related Words
- Contradiction (n): A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.
- There is a clear contradiction between his public image and his private behavior.
- Contradictory (adj): Mutually opposed or inconsistent.
- The witness gave contradictory accounts of the accident.
- Self-contradictory (adj): Containing elements that contradict each other within a single statement or argument.
Synonyms
- Deny: To state that something is not true.
- Refute: To prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
- Oppose: To actively resist or argue against.
- Counter: To respond with an opposing view or argument.
- Gainsay (formal): To deny or contradict.
Antonyms
- Agree: To have the same opinion or to accept a statement as true.
- Confirm: To establish the truth or correctness of something.
- Corroborate: To give support or evidence to a statement or theory.
- Affirm: To state something as true or to declare support for.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "To fly in the face of": To be in direct opposition to; to contradict something openly and boldly.
- His decision flies in the face of all expert advice.
- "A contradiction in terms": A phrase that combines words with opposite meanings, creating an inherent inconsistency (e.g., "deafening silence").
- Calling him a 'popular recluse' is a contradiction in terms.
Verb
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prove negative; show to be false
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be resistant to
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The board opposed his motion
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deny the truth of
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be in contradiction with
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