English-German translations for contradict

• widersprechen
  Wie Herr Brie bereits sagte, widersprechen uns die Realitäten. As Mr Brie has pointed out, reality contradicts us.
  Ich will dem nicht widersprechen.I have no wish to contradict that.
  Dennoch muss ich ihm widersprechen. Nonetheless, I must contradict him.
• bestreiten

Definition of contradict

• To deny the truth of (a statement or statements
• To deny the truth of the statement made by (a person
• To be contrary to (something
• To give an order contrary to , oppose (something
• To give an order contrary to one given by , oppose or resist (someone
• To speak against; to forbid

Examples

• His testimony contradicts hers.
• Everything he says contradicts me.

Related words

• contradictory
• contradiction
• self-contradictory
• contradictoriness
• contradictorily
• autocontradictory
• contradiction in terms
• contradictory (to the original) newer statement
• proof by contradiction