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Meaning of Contradictory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi

Definitions

Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.

Equivalents

العربية تَنَاقُضِيّ متناقض نقيض

Azərbaycanca zidd ziddiyyətli

Български противоположен противоречив

Bosanski контрадикција

Català contradictori

Čeština neslučitelný odporující protichůdný protikladný

Dansk modstridende

Deutsch widersprüchlich

Ελληνικά αντιφατικός

Español contradictorio

Suomi ristiriitainen vastakkainen

Français contradictoire

Gaeilge bréagnaitheach

Galego contraditorio

Hrvatski контрадикција

Magyar ellentmondásos

Հայերեն հակասական

Italiano contraddittorio contrario incoerente

Қазақша қарама-қайшы

Latina contrādictōrius

Македонски контрадикција противречен спротивен

Nederlands contradictoir contradictorisch dwars onverenigbaar tegendraads tegengesteld tegenstrijdig tegenstrijdigheid

Polski sprzeczny

Português contraditório contrário

Română contradicție contradictoriu contrar contrazicere

Русский несовместимый противоположный противоречащий противоречивый

Српски контрадикција

Svenska motsätt motstridig

Українська протилежний супере́чливий супере́чний

Examples

“If one proposition is the negation of another, it follows trivially from the definition that the two propositions are contradictories. The converse does not hold. Two propositions can be contradictories without either being the negation of the other. For example: 3) John is more than six feet tall and 4) John is either exactly six feet tall or else less than six feet tall are contradictories, but neither is the negation of the other. Negation is one way, but not the only way, of forming a contradictory.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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Meaning of Contradictory | Babel Free

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