All 3 Uses
contradict
in
The Elite, by Kiera Cass
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- I inhaled to contradict him, but he cut me off "For weeks, Its America, you've asked me for time, and I gave it to you without question because I had faith in you.†
p. 115.9contradict = disagree
- "You're not done, America," he contradicted me quickly, his stance saying as much as his words.†
p. 260.1 *contradicted = disagreed
- I try to contradict her, and she concedes the point.†
p. 293.7contradict = disagree
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)