"Contra " usually means "against," and to contradict is to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or saying. Sometimes to contradict is to frustrate with words, like when one person says "The sky is blue" and another says "No, it's azure."
To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.
Verb
prove negative; show to be false
Verb
be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
Verb
deny the truth of
Verb
be in contradiction with
v. t.
To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to
take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or
a speaker; to impugn.
v. t.
To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.
v. i.
To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert
the contrary of, something.
Contradict
Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself, And say it is not so.
The future can not contradict the past.2.
No truth can contradict another truth.
A greater power than we can contradict Hath thwarted our intents.
Contradict
They . . . spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.
To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.
Usage Examples
I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation.
Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.
I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say.
As liberty and intelligence have increased the people have more and more revolted against the theological dogmas that contradict common sense and wound the tenderest sensibilities of the soul.
Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.
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