kiistää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contradict verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.
- deny verb To state that something is not true.
- deprive verb To take something away from someone, or prevent them from having it.
- disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
- dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
- gainsay verb To say something in contradiction to.
- impugn verb To assault, attack.
- negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
- refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.
Senses
kiistää is used for these senses in English:
- deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- deprive (transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- disavow (transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.
- dispute to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- gainsay (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
- give the lie to (idiomatic, transitive) To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
- impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
- negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
contradict — full definition
- verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.
- verb To argue that someone is wrong by directly opposing what they say.
deny — full definition
- verb To state that something is not true.
- verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.