All 5 Uses
contradict
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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
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- "No!" his sister contradicts.†
Chpt 1.1contradicts = disagrees
- "There have been some incidents lately," Tia Carmen says in a quiet voice that does not brook contradiction.†
Chpt 1.1 *contradiction = something (typically a statement) that disagrees with itself; or (more rarely) the act of disagreeing
- But, of course, La Romana has already been spoken for by Tia Flor's little goddaughter, who suffers from asthma and shouldn't be contradicted.†
Chpt 1.1contradicted = disagreed
- But imagine, spirit of contradiction, she wanted to be darker complected like her sisters.†
Chpt 1.3contradiction = something (typically a statement) that disagrees with itself; or (more rarely) the act of disagreeing
- Mami's tone of voice did not invite contradiction.†
Chpt 2.10
Definitions:
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(1)
(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."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)