All 3 Uses of
contradict
in
The Awakening
- Her face was captivating by reason of a certain frankness of expression and a contradictory subtle play of features.†
Chpt 2 *
- VI Edna Pontellier could not have told why, wishing to go to the beach with Robert, she should in the first place have declined, and in the second place have followed in obedience to one of the two contradictory impulses which impelled her.†
Chpt 6
- Don't contradict her.†
Chpt 22
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."