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contradict meaning in Spanish

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contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts] (deny the truth of (a statement or statements))
verb
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪkt]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪkt]

contradecirverbI hate to contradict you. = Odio contradecirte.

contradict [contradicted, contradicting, contradicts] (to be contrary to)
verb
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪkt]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪkt]

contrariarverb

contradiction [contradictions] (statement that contradicts itself)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩]

contradicciónnoun
{f}
My life's a contradiction. = Mi vida es una contradicción.

contrasentidonoun
{f}

contradiction in terms (expression in which components contradict one another)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn tɜːmz]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn ˈtɝːmz]

contradicción en los términosnoun
{m}

contradictorily (in a contradictory manner)
adverb
[UK: contradicto.ri.li]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.rə.li]

contradictoriamenteadverb

contradictory (that contradicts something)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]

contradictorioadjectiveAll these government decrees are contradictory and meaningless. = Todos estos decretos del Gobierno son contradictorios y carecen de sentido.