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CONTRADICTED

Definition: CONTRADICTED

CONTRADICTED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Contradict

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "CONTRADICTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)


Crosswords: CONTRADICTED

English words defined with "CONTRADICTED": claimdeniablefaithreligion. (references)

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Commercial Usage: CONTRADICTED

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: CONTRADICTED

AuthorQuotation

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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CONTRADICTED

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Usage Frequency: CONTRADICTED

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)58.51%11030,952
Lexical Verb (past participle)40.43%7638,217
Adjective (general or positive)1.06%2245,945
                    Total100.00%188N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CONTRADICTED

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

   

Swedish

  

motsa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: CONTRADICTED

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 19, Verse 36
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAnantirrhtwn oun ontwn toutwn deon estin umaV katestalmenouV uparcein kai mhden propeteV prattein
Latin405VulgateCum ergo his contradici non possit oportet vos sedatos esse et nihil temere agere
Middle English1395WyclifTherfor whanne it may not be ayenseid to these thingis, it behoueth you to be ceessid, and to do no thing folili;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleSeinge then yt no man sayth here agaynst ye ought to be content and to do nothinge rasshly:
Jacobean English1611King JamesSeeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
Victorian English1833WebsterSeeing then that these things cannot be contradicted, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
Basic English1964OgdenSo 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.

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Matched Bible Translations: CONTRADICTED

LanguageActs Chapter 19, Verse 36
AlbanianDuke qenë, pra, se këto janë të pakundërshtueshme, ju duhet të rrini urtë dhe të mos bëni asgjë të nxituar.
CebuanoUg 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 。
CroatianBuduæi dakle da je to neporecivo, valja da budete mirni te ništa brzopleto ne èinite.
DanishNår altså dette er uimodsigeligt, bør I være rolige og ikke foretage eder noget fremfusende.
DutchDewijl dan deze dingen onwedersprekelijk zijn, zo is het behoorlijk dat gij stil zijt, en niets onbedachts doet.
FinnishKoska ei kukaan voi tätä kieltää, tulee teidän siis pysyä rauhallisina eikä tehdä mitään harkitsematonta.
FrenchCela étant incontestable, vous devez vous calmer, et ne rien faire avec précipitation.
GermanWeil das nun unwidersprechlich ist, so sollt ihr ja stille sein und nichts Unbedächtiges handeln.
Haitian CreolePesonn 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-hariTidak seorang pun dapat membantah hal itu. Karena itu tenanglah dan jangan melakukan sesuatu dengan gegabah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka sedang segala perkara itu tiada dapat dibantahi, patutlah kamu diam dan jangan berbuat barang sesuatu dengan gopoh-gopoh.
ItalianPoiché questi fatti sono incontestabili, è necessario che stiate calmi e non compiate gesti inconsulti.
LatvianTâ kâ tam neviens nevar pretim runât, jums jânomierinâs, lai neko neapdomîgu nedarîtu.
MaoriNa, ka kore nei enei mea e taea te whakakorekore, heoi kia ata noho, kaua hoki e hikaka te mahi.
NorwegianDa nu ingen motsier dette, må I holde eder rolige og ikke foreta eder noget forhastet.
PortugueseOra, visto que estas coisas não podem ser contestadas, convém que vos aquieteis e nada façais precipitadamente.   
RumanianFiindcq nimeni nu poate sq tqgqduiascq lucrul acesta, trebuie sq vq potoliyi, wi sq nu faceyi nimic cu pornire nechibzuitq.
RussianеУМЙ ЦЕ Ч ЬФПН ОЕФ У ПТБ, ФП ОБ"П'ОП ЧБН 'ЩФШ У ПЛПКОЩНЙ Й ОЕ ПУФХ БФШ П ТПНЕФЮЙЧП.
ShuarWarí, Núnaka Ashí aents nékainia asamtai atumsha itiatkatarum. Túrarum Enentáimtsuk yajauch Túrawairap, Tímiayi.
SpanishYa que esto no puede ser contradicho, conviene que os apacigüéis y que no hagáis nada precipitado.
SwahiliHakuna anayeweza kukana mambo haya. Hivyo basi, tulieni; msifanye chochote bila hadhari.
SwedishEftersom ju ingen kan bestrida detta, bören I hålla eder lugna och icke företaga eder något förhastat.
UmaUma 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.

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Derivations & Misspellings: CONTRADICTED

Derivations

Words ending with "CONTRADICTED": uncontradicted. (additional references)


Misspellings

"CONTRADICTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: contradicited. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "CONTRADICTED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "CONTRADICTED" (pronounced kÄ'ntrudi"ktud)
10-n t r u d i" k t u duncontradicted.
8-r u d i" k t u dpredicted.
7-u d i" k t u daddicted.
5-i" k t u dafflicted, conflicted, constricted, convicted, depicted, evicted, inflicted, restricted, unrestricted.
4-k t u dabducted, 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 dabated, 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.

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Anagrams: CONTRADICTED

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

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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