contradict yourself

contradict yourself
contradict yourself phrase
to say the opposite of what you have said before

In his confusion, he kept contradicting himself.

Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym
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contradict yourself
: to say or do something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else that you said or did earlier

The witness contradicted herself when she insisted she could identify the thief even though she had said that the night was too foggy to see clearly.

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