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- Dictionarycontradiction/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn/
noun
- 1. a combination of statements, ideas, or features which 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.
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.
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. /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?
noun. /ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃn/ [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?
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.
A contradiction is an aspect of a situation which appears to conflict with other aspects, so that they cannot all exist or be successful.
a big difference between two things that are said or written about the same subject, or between what someone says and what they do: There is a clear contradiction between what she says and what she does.
