this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Note how they are not mutually exclusive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

This attempted contradiction doesn't seem to counteract the above comment.