All 3 Uses of
contradict
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- There was no need to contradict her; he knew they'd talk again.†
Chpt 1.3 *contradict = disagree
- One of the problems I'm having on this assignment is that I find myself believing everything he says, no matter how contradictory the statement might be to another he makes.†
Chpt 1.7contradictory = in disagreement
- And you consider that a contradiction?†
Chpt 1.10contradiction = something (typically a statement) that disagrees with itself; or (more rarely) the act of disagreeing
Definition:
disagree
in 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."