contradiction
1.
(
noun
) the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
Related Words:
negating
,
negation
2.
(
noun
) (in logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
Synonyms:
contradiction in terms
Related Words:
false statement
,
falsehood
,
falsity
,
paradox
,
untruth
3.
(
noun
) opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
Related Words:
dialectic
,
oppositeness
,
opposition
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