as in contradicts
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)
she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue
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contradicts
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For a pivotal scene in which Marji publicly contradicts her teacher’s claim about political prisoners, Satrapi withholds background detail entirely, save for a whisper of trees outside a window.—
Hillary Chute,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026 -
None of this contradicts the reasonable half of the reform impulse.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Disagrees (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagrees%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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