contradict

contradecir

Decir que una afirmación es incorrecta o mostrar que no puede ser cierta.

En inglés sencillo: To say that a statement is wrong, or show that it cannot be true.

• Please do not contradict me.
• Her story contradicted the police report.
• These results contradict the claim that the treatment always works.

Cómo se usa: contradict someone/something (The new evidence contradicts his account of the accident.)

Sinónimos: dispute, deny, challenge

Antónimos: confirm, support

Expresiones frecuentes: contradict someone, contradict a statement, contradict the evidence

contradecirse

Decir cosas que no concuerdan con otras que uno mismo ha dicho.

En inglés sencillo: To say things that disagree with other things you have said.

• You are contradicting yourself.
• She contradicted herself about when she arrived.
• His statements contradict each other on several important details.

Cómo se usa: contradict oneself (He contradicted himself twice during the interview.)

Sinónimos: be inconsistent

Expresiones frecuentes: contradict yourself, contradict each other