CEFR B2

contradicting

verb (present participle)

Meaning

Asserting the opposite of a statement or action, or being inconsistent with another fact.

Examples

Her actions were contradicting her words, making it hard to trust her.
The two reports are contradicting each other on the key details of the accident.

Synonyms: denying, opposing, refuting, gainsaying

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contradicting (B2)

verb (present participle)

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪŋ/

Definition

Asserting the opposite of a statement or action, or being inconsistent with another fact.

Examples

Her actions were contradicting her words, making it hard to trust her.
The two reports are contradicting each other on the key details of the accident.
He found himself contradicting his own logic during the heated debate.

How to Use contradicting

contradict someone (collocation): To assert that a person's statement is false. — "It is considered rude to contradict your elders in public."
be contradicting to (prepositional phrase): To be inconsistent with a fact or principle. — "His behavior was contradicting to the values he claimed to hold."

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