contradiction Definition
con·tra·dic·tion (kän′trə dik′s̸hən)
noun
- a contradicting or being contradicted
- a statement in opposition to another; denial
- a condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy
- a person, thing, or statement having contradictory elements or qualities
Etymology: ME contradiccioun < OFr contradiction < L contradictio
contradiction Synonyms
contradiction
n.
Denial
dissension, dispute, defiance; see disagreement 1.Discrepancy
incongruity, inconsistency, opposition; see difference 1, inconsistency, opposite.
contradiction Usage Examples
Converse of object
- reconcile: In the first place, the Bible is contradictory in many places and it requires some clever babbling to reconcile the contradictions.
- sharpen: The aggression by NATO has also sharpened the contradiction between imperialism and the peoples.
- resolve: Kant resolves this contradiction by assuming two points of view or modes of existence.
- embody: Rather than accepting such a dichotomy, Deacy sees the figures as embodying the contradictions found in civilized societies that go to war.
- expose: In the next essay, Dorothy Smith exposes the contradictions of academic feminism and its increasing ties to the relations of ruling.
- imply: It is however, in the embodiment of the connotations and contradictions implied by those phrases that the process of translation is fully achieved.
Preposition: at
heart: This is the core contradiction at the heart of US strategy.
Adjective modifier
- seeming: All dark Scriptures shall be made plain; all seeming contradictions reconciled.
- inherent: The research explored the inherent contradictions of New Labor policy in relation to the real experiences of young people.
- glaring: Compare and contrast the two areas of the report we've highlighted here, not often you observe such a glaring contradiction.
- apparent: Like much of the meaning of the world, my work is bound up in apparent contradictions.
- irreconcilable: The productive forces are in irreconcilable contradiction not only with private property but also with national state boundaries.
- blatant: If they are most knowledgeable, how does one deal with its blatant contradiction to Islam, as we shall see later.
Noun used with modifier
- inter-imperialist: But we should not rely on inter-imperialist contradictions to prevent the ' war against terrorism ' spreading.
- self: Amazingly, this blatant example of theological self contradiction is almost completely ignored.
Preposition: in
term: Hiding From The Search Engines A contradiction in terms?
Preposition: of
- capitalism: Karl Marx wrote at length about the internal contradictions of capitalism.
- sinner: For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself least you be wearied & faint in your minds.
- freedom: Therefore campaigns for cyber-rights have to engage with the economic contradictions of hypermedia freedom.
- society: Philosophy is thus itself a symptom of the basic contradiction of society.
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