Contradiction definition
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.
Practices that are in contradiction to human rights.
His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
The phrase “an unmarried husband” is a contradiction in terms.
The witness's contradiction of other testimony.
A supervisor who cannot tolerate contradiction from any subordinate.
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Origin of contradiction
- From Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).
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