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contradiction

/ contradiction /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the speech act of contradicting someone
"he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
Type of:
negation
Derived:
contradict negate contravene
noun Sense 2
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
"the statement `he is brave and he is not brave'' is a contradiction"
Type of:
falsehood falsity untruth
Kinds of:
antinomy paradox
Domain:
logic
noun Sense 3
opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
Type of:
opposition oppositeness
Kinds of:
dialectic
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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negation falsehood falsity untruth antinomy paradox opposition oppositeness dialectic