All 6 Uses of
contradict
in
Wuthering Heights
- He did not contradict me; perhaps he had fallen into a doze.†
Chpt 9 *
- Joseph objected at first; she was too much in earnest, however, to suffer contradiction; and at last he placed his hat on his head, and walked grumbling forth.†
Chpt 9
- Then the doctor had said that she would not bear crossing much; she ought to have her own way; and it was nothing less than murder in her eyes for any one to presume to stand up and contradict her.†
Chpt 9
- Mrs. Linton spoke strongly, and yet I can't contradict her.†
Chpt 10
- 'She didn't leave him,' said the boy; 'you sha'n't contradict me.'†
Chpt 23
- You contradict your own words, and distract me!†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(contradict) disagreein various senses, including:
- to say something is not true -- as in "She contradicted his testimony."
- to say something else is true when both can't be true -- as in "I don't believe her. She contradicted herself as she told us what happened."
- to be in conflict with -- as in "Her assertions contradict accepted scientific principles."