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contradictions

con·tra·dic·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-truh-dik-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən/
    • /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-truh-dik-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən/

Definitions of contradictions word

  • noun contradictions the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition. 1
  • noun contradictions assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial. 1
  • noun contradictions a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous. 1
  • noun contradictions direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency. 1
  • noun contradictions a contradictory act, fact, etc. 1
  • noun contradictions Plural form of contradiction. 1

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Origin of contradictions

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English contradiccioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin contrādictiōn- (stem of contrādictiō). See contradict, -ion

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Parts of speech for Contradictions

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

contradictions popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for contradictions

noun contradictions

  • incongruities — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
  • ambiguities — Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.
  • conflicts — Plural form of conflict.
  • discrepancies — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
  • confutations — Plural form of confutation.

Antonyms for contradictions

noun contradictions

  • confirmations — Plural form of confirmation.
  • accords — Plural form of accord.
  • agreements — Plural form of agreement.
  • likenesses — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
  • similarities — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

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