contradiction
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4.3
- noun
- /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/
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contradicción
- So there was an inherent contradiction in what I was being told.
- apparent contradiction
- inherent contradiction
- resolve contradictions
And Hegel is going to tell us that this contradiction has to be addressed.
- And Hegel is going to tell us that this contradiction has to be addressed.
- So there was an inherent contradiction in what I was being told.
- Another thing that happens is that all kinds of contradictions start to emerge from within.
- And it is also full of contradictions.
- Like that's the thing you optimize for, which is have inherent contradictions by design, have flaws by design.
- You could see on her face all of the contradictions of her life somehow turned into paradox.
- And like so many of this era, he's full of contradictions.
- There is no contradiction between patriotism and global cooperation.
- trying to wear their way through these contradictions. How much suffering? Unbelievable.
- There is contradictions, yes, there, but there are contradictions in every podcast.
Examples
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That is a contradiction.
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We still live amidst these contradictions and these ironies.
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There is no contradiction between the two.
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So we have a contradiction in that case.
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There is no contradiction between faith and science, true science.
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Between the first and second quote there's a complete contradiction.
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There is only one way to explain such contradictions: U.S. manufacturing is undergoing a massive change.
Academic text (2012) -
So, how do we explain this contradiction between the myth that politicians reflect the public and the reality that, on most economic issues, they actually ignore public opinion?
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Richard Milhous Nixon... was a man of many contradictions.
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There is a clear contradiction in his argument when he claims both sides are equally valid.
Synonyms
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6.7
A situation where two statements cannot both be true at the same time
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7.5
A situation when a person's words or beliefs say opposite things
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9.9
A conflict between two ideas that both seem true
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8.1
A lack of agreement between things or ideas
A state where ideas or statements say opposite things and cannot both be true
Antonyms
Compounds
How Contradictory
Surface Forms
Morphology
contradiction = contradict (transparent) = contradict + ion
A regular nominalization from 'contradict' indicating a state or instance of contradiction; meaning extension to opposing ideas is predictable.
Etymology
Contradiction comes from the Latin parts contra meaning 'against' and dicere meaning 'to say', so it is like 'to say against'. That is why a contradiction is a situation where two ideas or actions oppose each other and cannot both be true.