contradictory

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/ of Canada
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• Canada, dialectal: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/ of the US
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• Australian: /ˌkɔntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/
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• New-Zealand: /ˌkɒntɹəˈdəkt(ə)ɹi/
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• New-Zealand: [ˌkɔ̟ntɹəˈdəkt(ə)ɹi]
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Borrowed from Late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradico. Equivalent to contradict + -ory.

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: نَقِيض (naqīḍ) — that contradicts something
• Asturian: contradictoriu — that contradicts something
• Azerbaijani: zidd — that contradicts something
• Bulgarian: противоре́чащ (protivoréčašt) — that contradicts something
• Catalan: contradictori — that contradicts something
• Czech: protichůdný — that contradicts something
• Czech: protikladný — that contradicts something
• Danish: modstridende — that contradicts something
• Dutch: tegenstrijdig — that contradicts something
• Dutch: contradictoir — that contradicts something
• Finnish: ristiriitainen — that contradicts something
• Finnish: vastakkainen — that contradicts something
• French: contradictoire — that contradicts something
• Galician: contraditorio — that contradicts something
• German: widersprüchlich — that contradicts something
• Greek: αντιφατικός (antifatikós) — that contradicts something
• Ancient Greek: ἀντίλογος (antílogos) — that contradicts something
• Hungarian: ellentmondásos — that contradicts something
• Irish: bréagnaitheach — that contradicts something
• Italian: contraddittorio — that contradicts something
• Kazakh: қарама-қайшы (qarama-qaişy) — that contradicts something
• Latin: contrādictōrius — that contradicts something
• Macedonian: проти́вречен (protívrečen) — that contradicts something
• Māori: rongorua — that contradicts something
• Norwegian: motsigende — that contradicts something
• Occitan: contradictòri — that contradicts something
• Polish: sprzeczny — that contradicts something
• Portuguese: contraditório — that contradicts something
• Romanian: contradictoriu — that contradicts something
• Romanian: contrar — that contradicts something
• Russian: противоре́чащий (protivoréčaščij) — that contradicts something
• Spanish: contradictorio — that contradicts something
• Swedish: motstridig — that contradicts something
• Swedish: motsatt — that contradicts something
• Ukrainian: супере́чний (superéčnyj) — that contradicts something
• Arabic: تَنَاقُضِيّ (tanāquḍiyy) — that is itself a contradiction
• Armenian: հակասական (hakasakan) — that is itself a contradiction
• Asturian: contradictoriu — that is itself a contradiction
• Azerbaijani: ziddiyyətli — that is itself a contradiction
• Belarusian: супярэчлі́вы (supjarečlívy) — that is itself a contradiction
• Bulgarian: противоречив (protivorečiv) — that is itself a contradiction
• Catalan: contradictori — that is itself a contradiction
• Chinese Mandarin: 自相矛盾 (zìxiāngmáodùn) — that is itself a contradiction
• Czech: protiřečící si — that is itself a contradiction
• Dutch: contradictoir — that is itself a contradiction
• Dutch: contradictorisch — that is itself a contradiction
• Finnish: ristiriitainen — that is itself a contradiction
• French: contradictoire — that is itself a contradiction
• Galician: contraditorio — that is itself a contradiction
• Greek: αντιφατικός (antifatikós) — that is itself a contradiction
• Italian: contrario — that is itself a contradiction
• Italian: incoerente — that is itself a contradiction
• Macedonian: проти́вречен (protívrečen) — that is itself a contradiction
• Ossetian: ныхмӕлӕууӕг (nyxmælæwwæg) — that is itself a contradiction
• Portuguese: contraditório — that is itself a contradiction
• Romanian: contradictoriu — that is itself a contradiction
• Russian: противоречи́вый (protivorečívyj) — that is itself a contradiction
• Ukrainian: супере́чливий (superéčlyvyj) — that is itself a contradiction
• Ukrainian: супере́чливий (superéčlyvyj) — that is itself a contradiction
• Bulgarian: противополо́жен (protivopolóžen) — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Czech: protikladný — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Dutch: tegengesteld — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Macedonian: спро́тивен (sprótiven) — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Portuguese: contrário — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Russian: противополо́жный (protivopolóžnyj) — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Ukrainian: протиле́жний (protyléžnyj) — that is diametrically opposed to something
• Czech: neslučitelný — mutually exclusive
• Dutch: onverenigbaar — mutually exclusive
• Russian: несовмести́мый (nesovmestímyj) — mutually exclusive
• Bulgarian: противоре́чащ (protivoréčašt) — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Czech: odporující — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Dutch: tegendraads — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Dutch: dwars — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Macedonian: проти́вречен (protívrečen) — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Russian: противоречи́вый (protivorečívyj) — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Russian: противоре́чащий (protivoréčaščij) — tending to contradict, contrarious
• Arabic: نَقِيض (naqīḍ) — any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false
• Dutch: tegenstrijdigheid — any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false
• Macedonian: контрадикција (kontradikcija) — any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false
• Macedonian: противречие (protivrečie) — any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false
• Romanian: contradicție — any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false
• Romanian: contrazicere — any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false