contradict

Verb

Meaning

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 be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something.

Source: Webster's dictionary

contravene controvert dispute deny oppose refute negate belie gainsay ant object belay negative question contrast

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popper moor hank rod weld bend

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shew show vary establish prove differ

negative protest resist deny veto dissent

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves. Oscar Wilde

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider. Francis Bacon

Too many theorists have a tendency to ignore facts that contradict their convictions. Maurice Allais

Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of a nation. Stanisław Jerzy Lec

I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own tastes. Marcel Duchamp

The eleventh commandment: Thou shalt not contradict. Mexican Proverb