clash; conflict; contradict
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to conflict; to contradict; to be at odds
literaryA formal, literary term used to describe inconsistencies between texts, statements, or ideas.
Liǎng两
bù部
shǐ史
shū书
zhōng中
de的
jì记
zǎi载
，
cháng常
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
dǐ牴
wǔ牾
。
The records in the two history books often contradict each other.
Tā他
de的
zhèng证
cí词
yǔ与
xiàn现
chǎng场
zhèng证
jù据
dǐ牴
wǔ牾
。
His testimony conflicts with the evidence at the scene.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
lǐ理
lùn论
zài在
hé核
xīn心
guān观
diǎn点
shàng上
dǐ牴
wǔ牾
。
These two theories are at odds on a core point.
Xīn新
fā发
xiàn现
de的
cái材
liào料
yǔ与
zhī之
qián前
de的
jié结
lùn论
dǐ牴
wǔ牾
。
The newly discovered material contradicts the previous conclusion.