ALL meanings of contradiction
con·tra·dic·tion
C c - countable noun contradiction If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand. 3
- noun contradiction the act of going against; opposition; denial 3
- noun contradiction a declaration of the opposite or contrary 3
- noun contradiction a statement that is at variance with itself (often in the phrase a contradiction in terms) 3
- noun contradiction conflict or inconsistency, as between events, qualities, etc 3
- noun contradiction a person or thing containing conflicting qualities 3
- noun contradiction a statement that is false under all circumstances; necessary falsehood 3
- noun contradiction a contradicting or being contradicted 3
- noun contradiction a statement in opposition to another; denial 3
- noun contradiction a condition in which things tend to be contrary to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy 3
- noun contradiction a person, thing, or statement having contradictory elements or qualities 3
- noun contradiction sth inconsistent 1
- noun contradiction saying the opposite 1
- noun contradiction A combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another. 1
- noun contradiction the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition. 1
- noun contradiction assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial. 1
- noun contradiction a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous. 1
- noun contradiction direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency. 1
- noun contradiction a contradictory act, fact, etc. 1
- noun contradiction (Uncountable Noun) The act of contradicting. 0
- noun contradiction (Countable Noun) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that makes a claim that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms. 0
- noun contradiction (Countable Noun) a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions. 0
- noun contradiction (Countable Noun) (logic) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables. 0