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[–] SleepingLesson@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Contradict.

[–] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Counteract is also valid.

This is a counteraction.

[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Counteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.

[–] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Note how they are not mutually exclusive

[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Perfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)

[–] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

No, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That's pretty fundamental to communication.

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