contradicting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of contradictingnext
as in contradictory

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contradicting

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verb

present participle of contradict
1
as in refuting
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me

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2
as in denying
to declare not to be true his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier

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“Contradicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradicting. Accessed 31 May. 2023.

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