self-contradictory

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ contradictory.

Adjective

self-contradictory (not comparable)

1. Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself

   The statement "We agree to disagree on everything" is self-contradictory.

Antonyms

• self-consistent

Related terms

• self-contradiction

Translations

statements that contradict themselves

• Bulgarian: вътрешно противоречив (vǎtrešno protivorečiv)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自相矛盾 (zh) (zìxiāngmáodùn)

• Finnish: sisäisesti ristiriitainen
• German: selbstwidersprüchlich, in sich selbst widersprüchlich
• Hungarian: önellentmondó
• Japanese: 自己撞着の (jiko dōchaku no), 自己矛盾した (jiko mujun shita)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: selvmotsigende

• Romanian: autocontradictoriu

See also

• liar paradox
• oxymoron