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contradiction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | oppositeness, opposition |
| Has types | dialectic |
contradiction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | negation |
| Has types | self-contradiction |
| Derivation | contradict |
he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction.
Examples of contradiction
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In an attempt to clarify this contradiction, the researchers repeated the study.
From the economist.com
I believe wholeheartedly that there cannot be any contradiction between the two.
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The contradiction between compassion and anatman seems to be a part of Buddhism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's now under the Romanian ministry of agriculture, and that's a contradiction.
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Schlafly's presence at these things seemed to me to be a contradiction in terms.
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The starting point for the Baltimore-based nonprofit group was a contradiction.
From the washingtonpost.com
American politicians have gotten around this contradiction by promising the moon.
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There's also the contradiction about what sort of immigrants we want to keep out.
From the time.com
A viable, prospering Palestinian state would render the contradiction academic.
From the theatlantic.com
- Opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
- The speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
- (contradict) deny the truth of
- (contradict) oppose: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
- (contradict) negate: prove negative; show to be false
- (contradictory) two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
- (contradictory) confounding: that confounds or contradicts or confuses
- In classical logic, a contradiction consists of a logical incompatibility between two or more propositions. It occurs when the propositions, taken together, yield two conclusions which form the logical, usually opposite inversions of each other. ...
