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self-contradiction Definition

self·-contradiction (-kän′trə dik′s̸hən)

noun

  1. contradiction of oneself or itself
  2. any statement or idea containing elements that contradict each other

self-contradiction Related Forms
self′·-con′tradic′tory adjective
self-contradiction Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • apparent: There is only one solution to Paul's apparent self-contradiction.
self-contradiction Quotes

   A poet is a person who thinks there is something special about a poet and about his loving one unattainable woman.You'll usually find he takes the physical out on whores. I am defining a romantic poetöand there is no other kind. An unromantic poet is a self-contradiction.

—Frost, Robert Lee