contradistinction

English

Etymology

contra- + distinction

Noun

contradistinction (plural contradistinctions)

1. Distinction by contrast; the displaying of something, A, to show what B is not.
   • 1911: Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

     Pantheism n

     The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.

   We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.

Derived terms

• contradistinctive
• contradistinctively

Related terms

• contradistinguish

Translations

distinction by contrast

• Bulgarian: противопоставяне (bg) (protivopostavjane) n
• Icelandic: til aðgreiningar frá (is), sem annars konar fyrirbæri en (is)

• Norwegian: kontradistinksjon (no) m

External links

• contradistinction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• contradistinction in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• contradistinction at OneLook Dictionary Search