contravene
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1. deny the truth of (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | deny, |
| definition | : | declare untrue; contradict (verb.communication) |
2. go against, as of rules and laws (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
| definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
3. deny the truth of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | negation, |
| definition | : | the speech act of negating (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | contradiction, |
| definition | : | the speech act of contradicting someone (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | negation, |
| definition | : | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | negative, |
| definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | contradictory, |
| definition | : | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false (adj.all) |
4. go against, as of rules and laws (verb.social)
| derivation | : | conflict, |
| definition | : | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests (noun.state) |
5. deny the truth of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | negation, |
| definition | : | the speech act of negating (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | contradiction, |
| definition | : | the speech act of contradicting someone (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | negation, |
| definition | : | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | negative, |
| definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | contradictory, |
| definition | : | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false (adj.all) |
6. go against, as of rules and laws (verb.social)
| derivation | : | conflict, |
| definition | : | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests (noun.state) |
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