Contravention — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

coming into conflict with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹɛsˈɪlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒntɹəvˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒntɹəvˈɛnʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹɛsˈɪlɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dispute

Word Forms

disputatious	adjective	inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
dispute	verb	have a disagreement over something
contravene	verb	go against, as of rules and laws

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuwiderhandlung

in Konflikt geraten mit

🇫🇷French

violation

entrer en conflit avec

🇪🇸Spanish

contravención

entrar en conflicto con

🇮🇹Italian

contravvenzione

entrare in conflitto con

🇳🇱Dutch

overtreding

in conflict komen met

🇵🇹Portuguese

contravenção

entrando em conflito com

🇷🇺Russian

нарушение

вступая в конфликт с

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्लंघन

के साथ संघर्ष में आ रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

লঙ্ঘন

সঙ্গে সংঘর্ষে আসছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மீறல்

உடன் மோதலுக்கு வருகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లంఘన

తో విభేదాలు వస్తున్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

उल्लंघन

सह संघर्षात येत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉલ્લંઘન

સાથે સંઘર્ષમાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ

ಜೊತೆ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലംഘനം

യുമായി സംഘർഷത്തിലേക്ക് വരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲੰਘਣਾ

ਨਾਲ ਟਕਰਾਅ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلاف ورزی

کے ساتھ تنازعہ میں آ رہا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

违反

与发生冲突

🇯🇵Japanese

違反

と衝突することになる

🇰🇷Korean

위반

와 충돌하게 된다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trái ngược

xung đột với

🇹🇭Thai

การฝ่าฝืน

เข้ามาขัดแย้งกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelanggaran

berkonflik dengan

🇵🇭Filipino

paglabag

sumasalungat sa

🇲🇾Malay

pelanggaran

berkonflik dengan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخالفة

الدخول في صراع مع

🇮🇷Persian

تخلف

در تضاد با

🇹🇷Turkish

aykırılık

ile çatışmaya girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲפָרָה

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