ellentmond

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Hungarian

Etymology

ellent (against) +‎ mond (to say)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: el‧lent‧mond
  • Rhymes: -ond

Verb

ellentmond

  1. (intransitive) to contradict, oppose

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Further reading

  • ellentmond in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • ellentmond in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)