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Associations of "Contradicted" (30 Words)
| abnegation | Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others. People are capable of abnegation and unselfishness. |
| belie | Fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation. His lively alert manner belied his years. |
| conflicting | In disagreement- John Morley. Conflicting opinions. |
| contravene | Go against, as of rules and laws. He contravened the Official Secrets Act. |
| contravention | An action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling. There were repeated raids by one side upon the other in contravention of treaty terms. |
| controvert | Prove to be false or incorrect. Subsequent work from the same laboratory controverted these results. |
| deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. There was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream. |
| disavow | Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children. |
| disavowal | The denial of any responsibility or support for something; repudiation. His disavowal of his previous writings. |
| disclaim | Make a disclaimer about. He disclaimed any responsibility. |
| disown | Refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with. Lovell s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage. |
| dispute | Question whether (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid. He taught and disputed with local poets. |
| impugn | Attack as false or wrong. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. |
| inadmissible | Not deserving to be admitted. An inadmissible interference in the affairs of the Church. |
| misrepresent | Represent falsely. This statement misrepresents my intentions. |
| negate | Deny the existence of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
| neutralize | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. The double agent was neutralized. |
| no | Quantifier used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of. His no was loud and clear. |
| nullify | Declare invalid. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
| objection | The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest. They have raised no objections to the latest plans. |
| oppose | Set into opposition or rivalry. The board opposed his motion. |
| rebut | Drive back or repel (a person or attack. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends. |
| rebuttal | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder. |
| refutation | The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false. He fails to give a clear refutation of the argument. |
| refute | Prove to be false or incorrect. His voice challenging his audience to rise and refute him. |
| reject | Reject with contempt. These explanations of criminal behaviour have been rejected by sociologists. |
| renounce | Turn away from; give up. Isabella offered to renounce her son s claim to the French Crown. |
| repudiate | Refuse to fulfil or discharge (an agreement, obligation, or debt. The woman repudiated the divorce settlement. |
| rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
| resist | Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. We will continue to resist changes to the treaty. |