contradict

//ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

contradictInfinitive
contradictPresent tense
contradictedPast tense
contradictedPast participle
contradictingPresent participle
contradictsThird-person singular
1

To deny the truth of a statement made by someone by asserting the opposite

She contradicted his statement about what happened that night.

2

To be in conflict with or inconsistent with something

The evidence contradicts his statement.