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Verb: go against
  1. Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
    "This sentence goes against the rules of syntax";
    - violate, break
     
  2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
    "go against all laws of humanity";
    - transgress, offend, infract, violate, breach, break, outrage
     
  3. Resist
    "go against the trend";
    - buck

Derived forms: went against, gone against, goes against, going against

Type of: belie, contradict, disrespect, negate, oppose, react