Meaning of contradiction | Babel Free
ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃənDefinitions
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The act of contradicting. countable, uncountable
- The act of contradicting
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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
- 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
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A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions. countable
- A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions
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A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms. countable
- A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms
Equivalents
Български
отрицание
Català
contradicció
Français
contradiction
Gaeilge
bréagnú
Galego
contradición
עברית
סתירה
Bahasa Indonesia
kontradiksi
Italiano
contraddizione
한국어
모순
Latviešu
pretruna
Português
contradição
Русский
противоречие
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
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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