B2verblawlanguage
US/ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪkt/
UK/ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪkt/
to say the opposite of what someone has said; or to show that something is not true
In context
The witness's story contradicts what the driver told the police.
I don't like to contradict my boss in front of clients.
The new findings contradict earlier research on coffee and heart disease.
Words that go with contradict
adverb + verb
- directly contradictHis statement directly contradicts the evidence from the cameras.
- flatly contradictThe minister flatly contradicted reports that she was resigning.
verb + noun
- contradict each otherThe two reports seem to contradict each other.
- contradict yourselfYou keep contradicting yourself, so I don't know what you really want.
- contradict the claimThe data contradict the claim that the policy saved money.
- contradict the findingsA second study appeared to contradict the findings of the first.