English Explanatory Dictionary

contradiction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of contradicting.
  2. 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.
  3. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
  4. A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contradiction.wav /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

Word forms

contradiction contradictions

Etymology

From Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).

Synonyms

oxymoron ↯ ⇒⇐ ⊥ ↮ ※

Antonyms

tautology

Related words

contradict contradictory

Derived words

contradictional contradiction in terms contradictionism contradictionless intercontradiction law of contradiction law of non-contradiction non-contradiction noncontradiction principle of contradiction proof by contradiction self-contradiction sign of contradiction
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