contradiction

[ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən]

[ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən]

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A contradiction is when two things are opposite or don't go together.

When we talk about contradictions in everyday life, we often mean situations where people have very different opinions or perspectives. For example, someone might say that a new law will help the economy, but another person thinks it will cause more problems. In this case, their opinions are contrasting and can be seen as contradictory. We also use the word to describe situations where facts don't match what we expect - like if a report says one thing happened when actually something else did.

How common is "contradiction"?

Word contradiction is considered uncommon in modern English.
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

noun

The act of contradicting.
Example: His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.
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.
Example: There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion, and at the same time she should not have that right.
A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
Example: Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.
A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

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