What Does "Contradict"  Mean?  

• to assert the opposite of a statement, deny the truth of a claim, or to be in direct conflict with something (e.g., actions contradicting words). 

• It involves opposing, challenging, or showing that a previous statement or piece of evidence is wrong.

1. adjective

(of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
"parallel lines never meet"

2.  noun

a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.
"a challenge that has no parallel in peacetime this century"