contradiction
The act of contradictingThe act of contradicting.
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» The contradiction is painfully obvious.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of contradicting.
His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
Widerspruch
противоре́чиеprotivoréčije
the speech act of contradicting someone
(countable)A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
There is a contradiction in what you say: she can't be both married and single.
Widerspruch
противоре́чиеprotivoréčije
супере́чністьsuperéčnistʹ, протирі́ччяprotyríččja
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
(countable)A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
Gegensatz, Widerspruch
противоре́чиеprotivoréčije
супере́чністьsuperéčnistʹ, протирі́ччяprotyríččja
(countable)A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
Examples
50 sentencesThe contradiction is painfully obvious.
Is there a contradiction there?
ruТут есть какое-то противоречие? — marafon
That's a contradiction.
ruЭто противоречие. — marafon
deDas ist ein Widerspruch. — freddy1
These facts admit of no contradiction.
deDiese Fakten lassen keinen Widerspruch zu. — Sudajaengi
Every word spoken excites its contradiction.
deJedes ausgesprochene Wort erregt den Gegensinn. — shanghainese
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from LatFrom Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).
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Forms
plural: contradictions| Singular | contradiction |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false:contradiction in terms
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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