contradiction

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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contradiction - opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas oppositeness, 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" contradiction in terms 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" falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement
	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

noun

1. The condition of being in conflict:

antagonism, antithesis, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, contrariness, opposition, polarity.

2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge:

denial, disaffirmance, disaffirmation, disclaimer, negation, rejection.

Law: traversal.

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Translations

تَنَاقُضتَناقُض، تَعارُض، تَكْذيبتنقص

rozporsporkontradikceodporování

modsigelse

WiderspruchGegensatz

αντίφαση

contradicción

ristiriita

contradiction

kontradikcija

ellentmondás

mótsögn

contraddizione

反駁

반박

tegenspraak

motsigelsedementikontradiksjon

zaprzeczenie

contradição

противоречие

odporovanie

nasprotjeprotislovje

motsägelse

ความขัดแย้ง

çelişki

sự mâu thuẫn

矛盾驳斥

contradiction

[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən] N → contradicción f
to be a contradiction in terms → ser contradictorio

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contradiction

[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃ^ən] n → contradiction f
to be in contradiction with → contredire, être en contradiction avec contradiction in termscontradiction in terms [kɒntrəˌdɪkʃ^ənɪnˈtɜːmz] n → contradiction f dans les termes

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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)

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contradiction

[ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃ/ən] n → contraddizione f
to be in contradiction with → discordare con
contradiction in terms → contraddizione (in termini)

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contradict

(kontrəˈdikt) verb

to say the opposite of; to argue or disagree with. It's unwise to contradict your boss. weerspreek يُناقِض، يُكَذِّب، يُعارِض противореча (на) contradizer odporovat widersprechen modsige αντικρούω, διαφωνώcontradecir vastu rääkima مخالفت کردن؛ نقض کردن olla ristiriidassa contredire לִסתוֹר विरोध करना opozvati, poricati, nijekati ellentmond menentang mótmæla; andmæla contraddire 反対する 반박하다 prieštarauti runāt pretī; iebilst menyangkal tegensprekensi imot, stride mot, gå imot, dementere zaprzeczać, spierać się ماتوونكى ويناكول، متناقضه وينا كو، متضادى خبرې مكول، مخالفت كول، انكار كول contradizer a contrazice противоречить odporovať, protirečiť ugovarjati protivrečiti säga emot โต้แย้ง karşı çıkmak, tersini söylemek 反駁，頂撞 спростовувати, заперечувати ترديد كرنا، ك‍ے متضاد هونا يا كهنا mâu thuẫn với 反驳，顶嘴

ˌcontraˈdiction (-ʃən) noun

weerspreking تَناقُض، تَعارُض، تَكْذيب противоречие contradição odporování der Widerspruch modsigelse αντίφασηcontradicción vasturääkivus انکار؛ خلاف گویی ristiriita contradictionסתירה अन्तर्विरोध proturječje ellentmondás kontradiksi mótsögn contraddizione 矛盾 반박, 반대 prieštaravimas pretruna; iebildums penyangkalan tegenspraakmotsigelse, dementizaprzeczenie ماتونکی contradição contradicţie противоречие odporovanie, protirečenie protislovje ptorivrečnost motsägelse การโต้แย้ง çelişki 反駁，頂撞 спростування; протиріччя تضاد، ترديد sự mâu thuẫn 矛盾，驳斥

ˌcontraˈdictory adjective

teenstrydig مُتَناقِض، مُغايِر، مُنافِ противоречив contraditório odporující widersprechend modsigende αντιφατικόςcontradictorio vasturääkiv ضد و نقیض ristiriitainen contradictoireסותר अन्तर्विरोधी proturječan ellentmondó bertentangan í mótsögn við contraddittorio 矛盾した 모순되는 prieštaringas pretrunīgs dengan menyangkal tegenstrijdig motsigende, som ikke stemmer overens med sprzeczny ماتوونكى ويناكول، متناقضه وينا كو، متضادى خبرې مكول، مخالفت كول، انكار كول contraditório contradictoriu противоречивый nezlučiteľný, protirečivý protisloven protivrečan motsägande ที่โต้แย้ง çelişkili 矛盾的 несумісний; суперечний متضاد، ترديدى mâu thuẫn 矛盾的

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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

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contradiction

n. contradicción, oposición.

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