contradiction
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%kQntr@"dIkS@n/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%kA:ntr@"dIkS@n/
- Rhymes: -ɪkʃən
Noun [edit]
contradiction (countable and uncountable; plural contradictions)
- (uncountable) The act of contradicting.
- His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
- (countable) A statement that contradicts itself.
- There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.
- (countable) a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
- Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
- (logic) (countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
- (proposition that is false for all values of its variables): tautology
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (proposition that is false for all values of its variables): contingency, tautology
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
act of contradicting
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statement that contradicts itself
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the logical incompatibility of opposing elements
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proposition that is false for all values of its variables
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin contradictio.
Noun [edit]
contradiction f (plural contradictions)
- contradiction