Contradiction

Quick meaning: Contradiction is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
2. (logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
3. (countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.

Example Sentences

His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.

Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.

There is a contradiction in what you say: she can't be both married and single.

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.

Word Forms

• contradictions

Synonyms for contradiction

Depending on context, synonyms include oxymoron.

Antonyms for contradiction

Common opposites include tautology.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contradictory, contrary, contradicted, antithesis, opposition, opposite.

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