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contraindicate.

To make inadvisable; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment.

14 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌkɒntɹəˈɪndɪkeɪt/
  1. To make inadvisable; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English indicate English contraindicate From contra- + indicate.

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