Contradiction meaning
The definition of contradiction is a statement that is different than another statement.
An example of a contradiction is when a witness's second statement changes the details of what they said they saw during a crime in their first statement.
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One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another.
The phrase “an unmarried husband” is a contradiction in terms.
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The act or an instance of contradicting.
The witness's contradiction of other testimony.
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The state of being contradicted.
A supervisor who cannot tolerate contradiction from any subordinate.
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An inconsistency or discrepancy.
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Inconsistency; discrepancy.
Practices that are in contradiction to human rights.
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A contradicting or being contradicted.
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A statement in opposition to another; denial.
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A condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy.
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A person, thing, or statement having contradictory elements or qualities.
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(uncountable) The act of contradicting.
His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
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(countable) A statement that contradicts itself.
There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
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(countable) A logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions.
Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
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Origin of contradiction
From Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).