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con·tra·dic·tion
(kŏn′trə-dĭk′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of contradicting: the witness's contradiction of other testimony.
b. The state of being contradicted: a supervisor who cannot tolerate contradiction from any subordinate.
2.
a. An inconsistency or discrepancy: "Surprisingly few people saw a contradiction between freedom for whites and bondage for slaves" (Adam Hochschild).
b. Inconsistency; discrepancy: practices that are in contradiction to human rights.
3. One that contains elements that oppose or conflict with one another: The phrase "an unmarried husband" is a contradiction in terms.
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contradiction
(ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən)n
1. the act of going against; opposition; denial
2. a declaration of the opposite or contrary
3. a statement that is at variance with itself (often in the phrase a contradiction in terms)
4. conflict or inconsistency, as between events, qualities, etc
5. a person or thing containing conflicting qualities
6. (Logic) logic a statement that is false under all circumstances; necessary falsehood
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con•tra•dic•tion
(ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən)n.
1. the act of contradicting.
2. assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial.
3. a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous.
4. direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency.
5. a contradictory act, fact, etc.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  contradiction - opposition between two conflicting forces or ideasoppositeness, opposition - the relation between opposed entities dialectic - a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history" |
| 2. | contradiction - (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference antinomy - a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable paradox - (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false" | |
| 3. | contradiction - the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" negation - the speech act of negating self-contradiction - contradicting yourself |
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contradiction
noun
1. conflict, inconsistency, contravention, incongruity, confutation They see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
2. negation, opposite, denial, antithesis What he does is a contradiction of what he says.
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contradiction
noun1. The condition of being in conflict:
2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge:
Law: traversal.
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Translations
تَنَاقُضتَناقُض، تَعارُض، تَكْذيبتنقص
rozporsporkontradikceodporování
modsigelse
ristiriita
kontradikcija
ellentmondás
mótsögn
反駁
반박
motsigelsedementikontradiksjon
odporovanie
nasprotjeprotislovje
motsägelse
ความขัดแย้ง
sự mâu thuẫn
contradiction
[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən] N → contradicción fto be a contradiction in terms → ser contradictorio
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contradiction
[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən] n → contradiction fto be in contradiction with → contredire, être en contradiction avec contradiction in termscontradiction in terms [kɒntrəˌdɪkʃənɪnˈtɜːmz] n → contradiction f dans les termes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contradiction
n → Widerspruch m → (of zu); (= (act of) contradicting) → Widersprechen nt; full of contradictions → voller Widersprüchlichkeiten; to give a flat contradiction → einfach or rundheraus widersprechen (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
contradiction
[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃ/ən] n → contraddizione fto be in contradiction with → discordare con
contradiction in terms → contraddizione (in termini)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contradict
(kontrəˈdikt) verb to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with. It's unwise to contradict your boss.
ˌcontraˈdiction (-ʃən) nounˌcontraˈdictory adjective
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
contradiction
→ تَنَاقُض rozpor modsigelse Widerspruch αντίφαση contradicción ristiriita contradiction kontradikcija contraddizione 反駁 반박 tegenspraak motsigelse zaprzeczenie contradição противоречие motsägelse ความขัดแย้ง çelişki sự mâu thuẫn 矛盾Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
contradiction
n. contradicción, oposición.
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