Definitions for contradiction
ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃəncon·tra·dic·tion

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1. contradictionnoun

   opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

2. contradiction, contradiction in termsnoun

   (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

   "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"

3. contradictionnoun

   the speech act of contradicting someone

   "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

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1. contradictionnoun

   The act of contradicting.

   His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.

2. contradictionnoun

   A statement that contradicts itself.

   There is a contradiction in what you say - she can't be both married and single.

3. contradictionnoun

   a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions

   Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.

4. contradictionnoun

   A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

5. Etymology: From contradictio, from contradico.

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1. Contradictionnoun

   Etymology: from contradict.

   1. Verbal opposition; controversial assertion.

   That tongue,
   Inspir’d with contradiction, durst oppose
   A third part of the gods. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

   2. Opposition.

   Consider him that endureth such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied. Heb. xii. 3.

   3. Inconsistency; incongruity in words or thoughts.

   The apostle’s advice to be angry and sin not, was a contradiction in their philosophy. Robert South, Sermons.

   If truth be once perceived, we do thereby also perceive whatsoever is false in contradiction to it. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. ii.

   4. Contrariety, in thought or effect.

   All contradictions grow in those minds, which neither absolutely climb the rock of virtue, nor freely sink into the sea of vanity. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Laws human must be made without contradiction unto any positive law in scripture. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 9.

   Can he make deathless death? That were
   Strange contradiction, which to God himself
   Impossible is held; as argument
   Of weakness, not of pow’r. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

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1. Contradiction

   In traditional logic, a contradiction occurs when a proposition conflicts either with itself or established fact. It is often used as a tool to detect disingenuous beliefs and bias. Illustrating a general tendency in applied logic, Aristotle's law of noncontradiction states that "It is impossible that the same thing can at the same time both belong and not belong to the same object and in the same respect."In modern formal logic and type theory, the term is mainly used instead for a single proposition, often denoted by the falsum symbol ⊥ {\displaystyle \bot } ; a proposition is a contradiction if false can be derived from it, using the rules of the logic. It is a proposition that is unconditionally false (i.e., a self-contradictory proposition). This can be generalized to a collection of propositions, which is then said to "contain" a contradiction.

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1. Contradictionnoun

   an assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying

2. Contradictionnoun

   direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent

3. Etymology: [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.]

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1. Contradiction

   In classical logic, a contradiction consists of a logical incompatibility between two or more propositions. It occurs when the propositions, taken together, yield two conclusions which form the logical, usually opposite inversions of each other. Illustrating a general tendency in applied logic, Aristotle's law of noncontradiction states that "One cannot say of something that it is and that it is not in the same respect and at the same time." By extension, outside of classical logic, one can speak of contradictions between actions when one presumes that their motives contradict each other.

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1. contradiction

   1. Two lies disputing the roadway. 2. A head-on collision in which two trains of thought telescope each other.

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Matched Categories

1. • Falsehood
   • Logic
   • Negation
   • Opposition

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contradiction' in Nouns Frequency: #2322

How to pronounce contradiction?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contradiction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contradiction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of contradiction in a Sentence

1. Roland Barthes:

   What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth.

2. Corinne Lepage:

   What I quickly found embarrassing is the contradiction between the bottom-up approach that was promised and sold to the French, and the reality, it's democratic centralism, the Soviet way. Completely vertical. And also very masculine.

3. Marianne Baker:

   In all my years working for Senator Biden, I never once witnessed, or heard of, or received, any reports of inappropriate conduct, period -- not from Ms. Reade, not from anyone. I have absolutely no knowledge or memory of Ms. Reade's accounting of events, which would have left a searing impression on me as a woman professional, and as a manager, these clearly false allegations are in complete contradiction to both the inner workings of our Senate office and to the man I know and worked so closely with for almost two decades.

4. Denis Villeneuve:

   In contradiction and paradox, you can find truth.

5. Aaron Wright:

   This persons life is in such a contradiction to the faith that we see no evidence that they are a Christian.

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