Verb (used with object) : to contradict oneself. ,His way of life contradicts his stated principles. From Dictionary.com.
Nothing "miffed" him more than to have his word contradicted or his skill called in question. From Wordnik.com. [The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse] Reference
Mahometan miracle, and had in express terms contradicted it, with the same certainty as they have for the miracle they relate. From Wordnik.com. [An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding] Reference
The national office of ANC Youth League on Wednesday denied the boycott call contradicted the ANC's commitment to press freedom. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
“And your shirt,” she uttered in the same soft voice, even though her actions and sneering expression contradicted her tone. From Wordnik.com. [Pure Paradise] Reference
No, I'm sorry, that's simply not what "contradicted" means. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Flew dies at 87] Reference
May 7th, 2010 at 9: 11 am provan: No, I'm sorry, that's simply not what "contradicted" means. contradict. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Flew dies at 87] Reference
Ten days ago, you know, they kind of contradicted themselves as what they told investigators when their granddaughter first disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009] Reference
I do not claim that "official Catholic doctrine" has never contradicted itself, if by 'contradicted' is meant 'taken back' or 'changed'. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall and Rise of the Neocaths] Reference
Working there kind of contradicted my idea of how you treat older people. From Wordnik.com. [Missoula Independent] Reference
That I "contradicted" myself by listing as three separate events, three separate events!. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Kate had lifted her head during Brother Martin’s diatribe, her dutifully wounded expression contradicted by bright, merry eyes. From Wordnik.com. [My Seduction] Reference
The only problem was, they contradicted each other. From Wordnik.com. [A Major Market Merger] Reference
"It contradicted everything I was taught to believe.". From Wordnik.com. [The Hit Men] Reference
This blatantly contradicted the current central-government line. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
Testimony that contradicted his own was "baloney," Al Fayed said. From Wordnik.com. [A Conspiracy Against Diana?] Reference
Just a week earlier a Danish study contradicted many of Fuchs's findings. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To Wellville: It Runs Through Napa] Reference
Gates's testimony, Biden wrote, contradicted a previous classified CIA briefing. From Wordnik.com. [Watching The Watchdog] Reference
But, while the justices narrowed and even contradicted Roe, they did not reverse it. From Wordnik.com. [Is Roe Good Law?] Reference
Furthermore, it made sweeping claims that actually contradicted the study's design and data. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Smith: Biotech Propaganda Cooks Dangers Out of GM Potatoes] Reference
Nor is it contradicted by a refusal to comment directly on the "wisdom" of the project itself. From Wordnik.com. [Did Obama walk back his support of Cordoba House?] Reference
Mr. Shoigu contradicted days of reassurances by his subordinates that the fires were under control. From Wordnik.com. [Fires Burn Across Russia] Reference
But claiming a lack of any serious effort at all is contradicted by the record and by Obama's own words. From Wordnik.com. [Stacking the Deck] Reference
"I think that Alex Gibney unfortunately contradicted himself terribly within his own movie," he laments. From Wordnik.com. [Charles Thomson: Animals, Whores & Dialogue: The Resurrection of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson] Reference
His comments were at first contradicted by other officials and then hastily removed from TV news accounts. From Wordnik.com. [The Verdict: Terror] Reference
Steele's sworn statement is contradicted by several other sources, as well as her own accounts to NEWSWEEK. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Willey] Reference
I once accompanied him to five different meetings, and he totally contradicted himself in all five places. ''. From Wordnik.com. [As Lower Saxony Goes . . .?] Reference
Your expressed hopes for the center not only would never be realized, they would be contradicted from the start. From Wordnik.com. [An Open Letter on the Ground Zero Mosque] Reference
Some observers say he has contradicted himself so many times that it is unclear what he believes or how he would rule. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico's Never Seen A Race Like This] Reference
Concerned about being contradicted by hostile civilian witnesses, anxious cops called in extra patrol cars for backup. From Wordnik.com. [Brutality On The Beat] Reference
"Top news tonight: Naomi Campbell's evidence at a war crimes trial has been contradicted" – ITN, Monday evening news. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrities have invaded world affairs] Reference
But in a sign of continuing differences with Britain, his remarks were almost immediately contradicted by David Cameron. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan president says US-led war against Taliban is being lost] Reference
When both White House officials and DiCaprio's people contradicted him, it looked as though Westin was dodging and weaving. From Wordnik.com. [Now, Back To You, Leo] Reference
Other witnesses, including a former trainer named Brian McNamee, have directly contradicted Mr. Clemens's claims of innocence. From Wordnik.com. [Clemens Is Indicted for Perjury] Reference
Fuhrman's denial that he made racist remarks to Kathleen Bell, a real-estate agent, will undoubtedly be contradicted by her testimony. From Wordnik.com. [Tell It To The Marines] Reference
Unfortunately, my new friend's protest contradicted his belief that "authors should receive monetary compensation for their creations.". From Wordnik.com. [The Day I Got Napsterized] Reference
This would seem to be contradicted by the zest with which he has been known to give the middle finger to audiences who disagree with him. From Wordnik.com. [With God in His Sights] Reference
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