to be in direct contradiction to
1contradiction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, direct, flat ▪ blatant (esp. AmE), glaring, obvious ▪ basic, fundamental …
2contradiction — con|tra|dic|tion [ ,kantrə dıkʃən ] noun count or uncount ** a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories, etc. that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true: They appeared unaware of the contradictions in their argument.… …
3contradiction */*/ — UK [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms contradiction : singular contradiction plural contradictions a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all …
4contradiction — con|tra|dic|tion [ˌkɔntrəˈdıkʃən US ˌka:n ] n 1.) a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true ▪ apparent contradictions in the defendant s testimony contradiction between ▪ a… …
5contradiction — noun 1 (C) a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true: The prosecution pointed out the contradictions in the defendant s testimony. (+ between): There is a contradiction between the… …
6Contradiction — Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying. [1913 Webster]… …
7Direct Cinema — is a documentary genre that originated between 1958 and 1962 in North America, principally in the Canadian province of Quebec and the United States. Similar in many respects to the cinéma vérité genre, it was characterized initially by filmmakers …
8contradiction — I noun adverseness, antipathy, antithesis, assertion of the contrary, assertion of the opposite, conflict, conflicting evidence, confutation, contradistinction, contraindication, contraposition, contraries, contrariety, contrariness, contrary… …
9direct — direct, ecte (di rèkt, rè kt ; au pluriel masculin l s ne se lie jamais : des avis di rekt et pressants ; la prononciation de la finale ct, cts, au masculin singulier ou pluriel est mal assurée ; on entend quelquefois prononcer di rè, comme… …
10direct opposite — index antipode, antithesis, contradiction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
