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- Dictionarycon·tra·dic·tion/ˌkäntrəˈdikSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another: "the proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions"
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the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong: You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction? a contradiction in terms.
contradiction. noun. con· tra· dic· tion ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-shən. Synonyms of contradiction. 1. : act or an instance of contradicting. the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations. 2. a. : a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something.
A contradiction is a situation or ideas in opposition to one another. Declaring publicly that you are an environmentalist but never remembering to take out the recycling is an example of a contradiction.
noun. the act of going against; opposition; denial. a declaration of the opposite or contrary. a statement that is at variance with itself (often in the phrase a contradiction in terms ) conflict or inconsistency, as between events, qualities, etc. a person or thing containing conflicting qualities.
noun. 1. the act of going against; opposition; denial. 2. a declaration of the opposite or contrary. 3. a statement that is at variance with itself (often in the phrase a contradiction in terms) 4. conflict or inconsistency, as between events, qualities, etc.
the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong: You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction? a contradiction in terms.
CONTRADICTION meaning: 1 : the act of saying something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else; 2 : a difference or disagreement between two things which means that both cannot be true.
1 [countable, uncountable] contradiction (between A and B) a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc. There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures. His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle. How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
Definitions of 'contradiction' If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand. [...] More. Synonyms of 'contradiction' • conflict, inconsistency, contravention, incongruity [...]
noun. /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn/ /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/ Idioms. [countable, uncountable] a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc. contradiction (between A and B) There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures. How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
