contrazice

Contrazice is a Romanian verb meaning to contradict, deny, or oppose a statement, claim, or position. It is used in both formal and informal contexts to express disagreement with something someone has said or asserted. The word can take direct objects such as afirmațiile (the statements), opinia (the opinion), or acuzațiile (the accusations).

Etymology and usage context: contrazice is formed with the prefix contra- meaning against and the verb zice (to say), which derives from Latin dicere (to say). The sense of the word is to say against or to oppose what has been said. It can appear in academic writing, journalism, debates, and everyday speech when presenting a counterpoint or correction.

Conjugation (present and common forms): present indicative forms include eu contrazic, tu contrazici, el/ea contrazice, noi contrazicem, voi contraziceți, ei/ele contrazic. The past tense (perfectul compus) often appears as am contrazis. Other tenses and moods exist, including the present subjunctive să contrazică for expressions of doubt or necessity and related forms for different subjects.

Synonyms and nuance: common synonyms include contesta (to contest), nega (to negate), and respinge (to reject). While all involve disagreement, contesta emphasizes challenging the validity of a claim, whereas nega focuses more on denial, and respinge on outright rejection.

See also: contesta, a nega, a respinge, dicţie etimologică (etymology of dicere).