contradiction in English dictionary

  • contradiction

    Meanings and definitions of "contradiction"

    • (uncountable) The act of contradicting.
    • (countable) A statement that contradicts itself.
    • (countable) a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
    • (logic) (countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The act of contradicting.
    • noun
      (countable)
      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.
    • noun
      (countable)
      a logical incompatibility among two or more elements or propositions
    • noun
      (logic, countable)
      A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.
    • act of contradicting
    • statement that contradicts itself
    • the logical incompatibility of opposing elements
    • proposition that is false for all values of its variables
    • State that represents opposed aspects.
    • noun
      (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
    • noun
      opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
    • noun
      the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

    Synonyms of "contradiction" in English dictionary

    falsity, falsehood, opposition are the top synonyms of "contradiction" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of contradiction

    • contradiction ( countable and uncountable;  plural  contradictions)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza contradiction; lm  liczba mnoga contradictions
    • contradiction (countable and uncountable, plural contradictions)
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