how to pronounce contravene

/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/

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contravene is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of contravene in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and again these contravene international …”

meanings of contravene

verb:

To deny the truth of something.
To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.

contravene frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word contravene occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics contravene can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that contravene can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;