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Meaning of contradiction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of contradicting.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of contradicting
  3. 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.
    countable
  4. 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
  5. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
    countable
  6. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions
  7. A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
    countable
  8. A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms

Equivalents

Examples

“His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.”
“There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion and at the same time she should not have that right.”
“There is a contradiction in what you say: she can't be both married and single.”
“Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.”

CEFR level

C2
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