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A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- "A miniature giant" is a contradiction in terms.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contradiction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: falsehood, falsity, untruth
Narrower terms: antinomy, paradox
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
自相矛盾的說法 /自相矛盾的说法
(zìxiāngmáodùn de shuōfǎ)
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Czech:
protimluv
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Danish:
selvmodsigelse
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Dutch:
contradictie
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Dutch:
tegenspraak
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Esperanto:
oksimoro
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Finnish:
sanonnan ristiriitaisuus
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Finnish:
mahdottomuus
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Finnish:
mahdoton ajatus
— expression in which components contradict one another
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French:
contradiction
— expression in which components contradict one another
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German:
Widerspruch in sich
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Hungarian:
önellentmondás
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Hungarian:
fából vaskarika
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Icelandic:
augljós mótsögn í hugtökum
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Italian:
contraddizione
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Italian:
ossimoro
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Latin:
contradictiō in terminīs
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Latin:
contradictiō in adjectō
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Polish:
oksymoron
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Portuguese:
contradição em termos
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Romanian:
contradicție (frazeologică)
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Russian:
логи́ческая несообра́зность
(logíčeskaja nesoobráznostʹ)
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Russian:
противоре́чие
(protivoréčije)
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Spanish:
contradicción en los términos
— expression in which components contradict one another
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Swedish:
självmotsägelse
— expression in which components contradict one another
