contradict

• Verbe utilisé pour exprimer le fait d'affirmer le contraire de ce qu'une personne a dit, ou d'être en désaccord avec une déclaration, une idée ou un fait, en indiquant une opposition ou une incompatibilité.

A verb used to express the act of asserting the opposite of a statement or claim made by someone, or to be in conflict with something.

1. Deny or opposeB2formal

   To say the opposite of a statement; to deny the truth of something.

   Contredire, démentir

   • He contradicted her claim that she had finished the work.
   • The witness contradicted the defendant's testimony.
   • She contradicted herself during the interview.

   Synonymeschallengecontrovertdenydisputegainsaynegateopposerebutrefute

   Antonymesaffirmagreeconfirmcorroboratesupport

2. Be inconsistent withB2formal

   To be in conflict or opposition with something, such as facts or evidence.

   être en contradiction avec

   • The new evidence contradicts the earlier theory.
   • His actions contradict his stated beliefs.
   • The data contradicts the hypothesis we proposed.

   Synonymesbeliecontravenedisagree withoppose

   Antonymesaccordagreeconformcorrespondmatch