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Definition: CONTRADICTED |
CONTRADICTEDImperative & past participle1. Of Contradict |
Date "CONTRADICTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Crosswords: CONTRADICTED |
| English words defined with "CONTRADICTED": claim ♦ deniable ♦ faith ♦ religion. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Karl Menninger | The voice of intelligence ... is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Azerbaijan | In both cases, the reasons for denial appeared to have had no basis in the law and contradicted the President's 1999 commitment to religious freedom. (references) |
Congo | Although there is no constitution currently in effect, the Government generally respected freedom of religion in practice, provided that worshipers neither disturbed public order nor contradicted commonly held morals; however, government forces committed some abuses. (references) | |
Burundi | On March 2, the Minister of Communication threatened to prosecute journalists and shut down news organizations that the Government believed were "disseminating false information, divulging defense secrets, promoting the enemy, or promoting panic." The Government remained very sensitive to reporting on the country's internal conflict, and continued to threaten independent radio stations with shutdown if they disseminated reports that contradicted the official line. (references) | |
Economic History | Nepal | Facilities granted under certain Acts or policies are often either contradicted or negated by another set of rules or policies. (references) |
Human Rights | Kenya | An autopsy revealed that Mbito was shot twice from behind, which contradicted police accounts of the incident. (references) |
Guatemala | However, these conclusions contradicted a number of elements of established evidence, including those that the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office itself had issued earlier. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Liberia | The advocacy group's report and that of another prominent human rights group contradicted an earlier government report that failed to find any conclusive evidence of forced child labor. (references) |
Venezuela | However, Articles 23 and 95 of the Constitution, which provide for freedom of association, are contradicted by Article 293, which gives the National Electoral Council the authority to administer the labor confederations. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "CONTRADICTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 58.51% of the time. "CONTRADICTED" is used about 188 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 58.51% | 110 | 30,952 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 40.43% | 76 | 38,217 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.06% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 188 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "CONTRADICTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 抗辩 (Contradict, Contradicting). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | contredites, contredite, contredit, contredis. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | widersprochen (dissented, vetoed), widersprach. (various references) | ||||||||||
Hebrew | מופרך (refuted). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 逆夢 (a dream which is contradicted by reality). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さかゆめ (a dream which is contradicted by reality). (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 모순되" (incoherent). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontradictedcay motsa. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 19, Verse 36 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Anantirrhtwn oun ontwn toutwn deon estin umaV katestalmenouV uparcein kai mhden propeteV prattein |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cum ergo his contradici non possit oportet vos sedatos esse et nihil temere agere |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Therfor whanne it may not be ayenseid to these thingis, it behoueth you to be ceessid, and to do no thing folili; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Seinge then yt no man sayth here agaynst ye ought to be content and to do nothinge rasshly: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Seeing then that these things cannot be contradicted, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 19, Verse 36 |
| Albanian | Duke qenë, pra, se këto janë të pakundërshtueshme, ju duhet të rrini urtë dhe të mos bëni asgjë të nxituar. |
| Cebuano | Ug kay dili man malalis kining mga butanga, kinahanglan nga magpakahilum kamo ug dili magpatakag buhat ug bisan unsa. |
| Chinese | 這 事 既 是 駁 不 ' 的 、 們 就 當 安 靜 、 不 可 次 。 |
| Croatian | Buduæi dakle da je to neporecivo, valja da budete mirni te ništa brzopleto ne èinite. |
| Danish | Når altså dette er uimodsigeligt, bør I være rolige og ikke foretage eder noget fremfusende. |
| Dutch | Dewijl dan deze dingen onwedersprekelijk zijn, zo is het behoorlijk dat gij stil zijt, en niets onbedachts doet. |
| Finnish | Koska ei kukaan voi tätä kieltää, tulee teidän siis pysyä rauhallisina eikä tehdä mitään harkitsematonta. |
| French | Cela étant incontestable, vous devez vous calmer, et ne rien faire avec précipitation. |
| German | Weil das nun unwidersprechlich ist, so sollt ihr ja stille sein und nichts Unbedächtiges handeln. |
| Haitian Creole | Pesonn pa ka di se pa vre. Se sa ki fè, se pou n' mete tèt nou an plas pou n' pa fè anyen san nou pa kalkile byen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tidak seorang pun dapat membantah hal itu. Karena itu tenanglah dan jangan melakukan sesuatu dengan gegabah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sedang segala perkara itu tiada dapat dibantahi, patutlah kamu diam dan jangan berbuat barang sesuatu dengan gopoh-gopoh. |
| Italian | Poiché questi fatti sono incontestabili, è necessario che stiate calmi e non compiate gesti inconsulti. |
| Latvian | Tâ kâ tam neviens nevar pretim runât, jums jânomierinâs, lai neko neapdomîgu nedarîtu. |
| Maori | Na, ka kore nei enei mea e taea te whakakorekore, heoi kia ata noho, kaua hoki e hikaka te mahi. |
| Norwegian | Da nu ingen motsier dette, må I holde eder rolige og ikke foreta eder noget forhastet. |
| Portuguese | Ora, visto que estas coisas não podem ser contestadas, convém que vos aquieteis e nada façais precipitadamente. |
| Rumanian | Fiindcq nimeni nu poate sq tqgqduiascq lucrul acesta, trebuie sq vq potoliyi, wi sq nu faceyi nimic cu pornire nechibzuitq. |
| Russian | еУМЙ ЦЕ Ч ЬФПН ОЕФ У ПТБ, ФП ОБ"П'ОП ЧБН 'ЩФШ У ПЛПКОЩНЙ Й ОЕ ПУФХ БФШ П ТПНЕФЮЙЧП. |
| Shuar | Warí, Núnaka Ashí aents nékainia asamtai atumsha itiatkatarum. Túrarum Enentáimtsuk yajauch Túrawairap, Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Ya que esto no puede ser contradicho, conviene que os apacigüéis y que no hagáis nada precipitado. |
| Swahili | Hakuna anayeweza kukana mambo haya. Hivyo basi, tulieni; msifanye chochote bila hadhari. |
| Swedish | Eftersom ju ingen kan bestrida detta, bören I hålla eder lugna och icke företaga eder något förhastat. |
| Uma | Uma hema to mposapu toe. Toe pai' mengkalino-ta ulu, neo' -ta nakeni roe nono-ta. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "CONTRADICTED": uncontradicted. (additional references) | |
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"CONTRADICTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: contradicited. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CONTRADICTED" (pronounced kÄ'ntrudi"ktud) |
| 10 | -n t r u d i" k t u d | uncontradicted. |
| 8 | -r u d i" k t u d | predicted. |
| 7 | -u d i" k t u d | addicted. |
| 5 | -i" k t u d | afflicted, conflicted, constricted, convicted, depicted, evicted, inflicted, restricted, unrestricted. |
| 4 | -k t u d | abducted, abstracted, acted, affected, attracted, collected, compacted, concocted, conducted, connected, constructed, contacted, contracted, corrected, counteracted, deducted, defected, deflected, dejected, destructed, detected, detracted, directed, disaffected, disconnected, disrespected, dissected, distracted, effected, ejected, elected, enacted, erected, exacted, expected, extracted, impacted, inducted, infected, inflected, injected, inspected, instructed, interacted, interconnected, interdicted, interjected, intersected, misdirected, neglected, objected, obstructed, overacted, overreacted, perfected, projected, protected, protracted, reacted, recollected, reconnected, reconstructed, redacted, redirected, reelected, reenacted, reflected, rejected, respected, resurrected, retracted, selected, subcontracted, subjected, subtracted, suspected, transacted, transected, unaffected, uncollected, unconnected, uncorrected, undetected, unelected, unexpected, uninfected, unobstructed, unprotected, unreconstructed, unsuspected. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, activated, adapted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, confiscated, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, consulted, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, defaulted, defeated, deflated, degenerated, dehydrated, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, deteriorated, detested, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, disappointed, disassociated, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrupted, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, elaborated, elated, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, infatuated, infested, infiltrated, inflated, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, instigated, instituted, insulated, insulted, integrated, intercepted, interested, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, obligated, obliterated, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protested, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, reconstituted, recounted, recreated, recruited, redecorated, redistributed, redrafted, reevaluated, refitted, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, restarted, restated, rested, resubmitted, resulted, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unpainted, unprecedented, unrated, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-d-e-i-n-o-r-t-t" | |
-2 letters: contracted, contradict, detraction. | |
-3 letters: accretion, anecdotic, anorectic, antidoted, carnotite, contacted, dedicator, recontact, redaction. | |
-4 letters: accentor, accident, accorded, accredit, acentric, acetonic, anoretic, antidote, arointed, attorned, cancroid, candider, cartoned, catenoid, centroid, ceratoid, citrated, coattend, cocinera, codirect, concerti, contract, contrite, corniced, cratonic, creation, dicentra, dictated, dictator, doctrine, draconic, interact, intorted, narcotic, necrotic, nictated, nitrated, occident, ordained. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-d-d-e-i-n-o-r-t-t" | |
+2 letters: uncontradicted. | |
+3 letters: contraindicated. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Bible Trace | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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