Complete Definition of "contradiction"

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Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�k�ntɹ��dɪk��n/, SAMPA|/%kQntr@"dIkS@n/
(General American|US) IPA|/�k��ntɹ��dɪk��n/, SAMPA|/%kA:ntr@"dIkS@n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪk��n|-ɪk��n

Etymology
From L. contradictionem, from contradicere.

Noun
en-noun|-|s

  1. uncountable The act of contradicting.

#: His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.

  1. countable A statement that contradicts itself.

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

  1. logic countable A proposition that is false for all values of its variables.

Antonyms
(proposition that is false for all values of its variables): tautology

Translations

trans-top|act of contradicting
Finnish: kiistäminen
French: contradiction f
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Italian: contraddizione f
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trans-top|statement that contradicts itself
Czech: spor#Czech|spor m
Finnish: ristiriita
French: contradiction f
German: Widerspruch m
Hebrew: סת�ר� (stira) f
Hungarian: ellentmondás
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Italian: contraddizione f
Portuguese: contradição f
Spanish: contradicción f
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trans-top|proposition that is false for all values of its variables
Finnish: ristiriita
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French: contradiction f
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Related terms
contradict
contradictory

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