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contradiction

contradiction definition

contradiction


 
  Grep  of  noun  contradiction 
  contradiction 
  contradiction  in  terms 
 
  Overview  of  noun  contradiction 
 
  The  noun  contradiction  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  contradiction  --  (opposition  between  two  conflicting  forces  or  ideas) 
  2.  (1)  contradiction,  contradiction  in  terms  --  ((logic)  a  statement  that  is  necessarily  false;  "the  statement  `he  is  brave  and  he  is  not  brave'  is  a  contradiction") 
  3.  contradiction  --  (the  speech  act  of  contradicting  someone  "he  spoke  as  if  he  thought  his  claims  were  immune  to  contradiction") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  contradiction 
 
  The  noun  contradiction  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  contradiction  --  (opposition  between  two  conflicting  forces  or  ideas) 
  2.  (1)  contradiction,  contradiction  in  terms  --  ((logic)  a  statement  that  is  necessarily  false;  "the  statement  `he  is  brave  and  he  is  not  brave'  is  a  contradiction") 
  3.  contradiction  --  (the  speech  act  of  contradicting  someone  "he  spoke  as  if  he  thought  his  claims  were  immune  to  contradiction") 



contradiction definition