contradiction
Other forms: contradictions
A contradiction is a situation or ideas in opposition to one another. Declaring publicly that you are an environmentalist but never remembering to take out the recycling is an example of a contradiction.
A "contradiction in terms" is a common phrase used to describe a statement that contains opposing ideas. Examples of a contradiction in terms include, "the gentle torturer," "the towering midget," or "a snowy summer's day." A person can also express a contradiction, like the person who professes atheism, yet goes to church every Sunday.
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opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
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dialectic
a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
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oppositeness, opposition
the relation between opposed entities
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dialectic
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the speech act of contradicting someone“he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction”
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self-contradiction
contradicting yourself
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negation
the speech act of negating
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self-contradiction
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(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
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Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Fourth graders Shayla, Liam, Ben, and Ai struggle to adjust to quarantine life in their New York City apartment building during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On her eleventh birthday, Kate's uncle gives her a magical train that whisks Kate and her brother off on a series of adventures.
Stranded together on a deserted island after a shipwreck, a boy and a horse forge a close bond.
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