contradict

否定する、反する

ある発言が間違いだと言ったり、正しくないことを示したりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： contradict someone/something (The new evidence contradicts his account of the accident.)

類義語： dispute, deny, challenge

反対語： confirm, support

よく使う表現： contradict someone, contradict a statement, contradict the evidence

矛盾したことを言う

自分が言った別のことと食い違うことを言う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： contradict oneself (He contradicted himself twice during the interview.)

類義語： be inconsistent

よく使う表現： contradict yourself, contradict each other